a combining form meaning "a thing that devours," used in the formation of compound words, esp. the names of phagocytes: macrophage.
Also, -phag . Cf. phago-, -phagous, -phagy .
[ n. use of Gk -phagos -PHAGOUS ]
a combining form meaning "a thing that devours," used in the formation of compound words, esp. the names of phagocytes: macrophage.
Also, -phag . Cf. phago-, -phagous, -phagy .
[ n. use of Gk -phagos -PHAGOUS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012