n.
Pronunciation: ' fa-g ə - ˌ s ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phagein + New Latin -cyta -cyte
Date: circa 1884
: a cell (as a white blood cell) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (as microorganisms) and debris
– phago · cyt · ic \ ˌ fa-g ə - ' si-tik \ adjective