A cell (usually a macrophage or certain white blood cells) that engulfs and destroys red blood cells or their debris.
From Greek erythro- (red) + -phage (eater). Medical term describing the cellular 'eating' action performed on red blood cells or their fragments.
Your spleen is basically a graveyard patrolled by erythrophages—they hunt down old, worn-out red blood cells (which last about 120 days) and recycle their iron and hemoglobin, a process that runs 24/7 to keep you healthy.
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