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phagocyte

noun

  1. type of immune cell
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.

  1. A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.

verb

Etymology: Either from the noun or from the French phagocyter.

  1. To phagocytize