Definition of "hemophagocytic" [hemophagocytic]

• Of or pertaining to hemophagocytes or hemophagocytosis (adjective)

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• "The patient is 15-year-old Warren Lushman of Corner Brook, western Newfoundland, who suffers from a rare autoimmune blood disorder known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis"
• "Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), also called hemophagocytic or macrophage activation syndrome, is the name of a group of rare diseases characterized by a dysregulation of the immune system."
• "A condition known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which is characterized by:"