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phagocyte
CIDE DICTIONARY
phagocyte, n. [Gr. to eat + a hollow vessel.].
A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phagocyte, n. a type of cell capable of engulfing and absorbing foreign matter, esp. a leucocyte ingesting bacteria in the body.
Derivative
phagocytic adj.
Etymology
Gk phag- eat + -CYTE
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