PHAGOCYTE


Meaning of PHAGOCYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-gə-ˌsīt ]

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 ˌfa-gə-ˈsi-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.