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cell

(Enemy combatants), noun enemy group, exxremist group, rebel organization, saboteurs, subversives, unnerground extremists
Associated concepts: enemy combatants, justice courts, miliiary tribunals, Patriotic Act, prison cells, sleeper cell, terrorist cell

cell

(jail), noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode

See also: chamber, jail, penitentiary, prison

CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.

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It undergoes constant renewal, like other tissue components, and is taken up by scavenger cells and other cells in the neighborhood.

The problem of the three players

Plaques begin with a buildup of greasy lipid molecules such as cholesterol, and this accumulation attracts scavenger cells from the immune system called macrophages.

"Sleeve" keeps blockages at bay

The tailings from both column cells discharge into a box which distributes the pulp to two lines of scavenger cells.

Los Bronces and the Tortolas concentrator

Hajjar's studies suggest that once inside the artery wall, the monocytes turn into scavenger cells that gobble up cholesterol and other fats.

Herpes and heart disease: could viruses encourage coronary clogging?

If pancreatic vessels have become leaky from inflammation, the magnetic particles spill into nearby tissues, where they are "eaten" by scavenger cells called macrophages.

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Each of the two circuits has five rougher, two cleaner and four scavenger cells.