bacteriophage | (noun) a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria | Synonyms: phage |
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coliphage | (noun) a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli | - |
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haemorrhage | (noun) the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | Synonyms: bleeding, hemorrhage |
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hemorrhage | (noun) the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | Synonyms: bleeding, haemorrhage |
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(verb) lose blood from one's body | Synonyms: bleed, shed blood |
macrophage | (noun) a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream | - |
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microphage | (noun) a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) | - |
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mycophage | (noun) a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | Synonyms: mycophagist |
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phage | (noun) a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria | Synonyms: bacteriophage |
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repechage | (noun) a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race | - |
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roughage | (noun) coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis | Synonyms: fiber, fibre |
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