Definition of phagocyte Phagocyte
/fæˈgʌsajˌt/ - [fatgusayt] - phag•o•cyte
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What does phagocyte mean?
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NounPlural: phagocytes |
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| phagocyte - a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms | ||
| scavenger cell | ||
| somatic cell, vegetative cell any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; | ||
| macrophage a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream | ||
| fixed phagocyte a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc. | ||
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Wiktionary 
- phagocyte (Noun)
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 . - phagocyte (Verb)
phagocytose.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- phagocyte (n.)
A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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phagocyte
A cell that ingest microorganisms, foreign particles, other cells, or dead tissue.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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phagocyte
fag′o-sīt, n. a white or colourless blood-corpuscle—also called leucocyte—an active amœboid cell, which engulfs both nutritive and harmful particles.—adjs. Phagocyt′ic, -al.—ns. Phag′ocytism, the nature or function of a phagocyte; Phagocytō′sis, the destruction of microbes by phagocytes. [Gr. phagein, to eat, kytos, a vessel.]
Wikipedia 
- Phagocytes or Phagocytic cells are specialised cells that engulf and break down dirt or bacteria.
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🔤- phagocyte, noun, singular of phagocytes.
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