Como Pronunciar "hemophage"
word
HEE-muh-fayj
HEE-muh-fayj
Definição
A hemophage is a cell or organism that consumes or destroys blood cells, often as part of the body's immune response or in certain diseases.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈhiːməˌfeɪdʒ
Inglês Britânico
ˈhiːməˌfeɪdʒ
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
HEE-muh-fayj
UK
HEE-muh-fayj
Ouça em Contexto
A hemophage can destroy old blood cells in the body.
Doctors study hemophage activity during infections.
Some diseases increase the number of hemophages.
When the immune system is overactive, hemophages might start attacking healthy blood cells too.