PHAGOCYTE


Meaning of PHAGOCYTE in English

— phagocytic /fag'euh sit"ik/ , adj.

/fag"euh suyt'/ , n. Cell Biol.

any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.

[ 1880-85; PHAGO- + -CYTE ]

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