PHAGOCYTE


Meaning of PHAGOCYTE in English

/ ˈfægəsaɪt; NAmE / noun

( biology ) a type of cell present in the body that is able to absorb bacteria and other small cells

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Greek phago- eating (from the verb phagein ) + -cyte .

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