| Pronunciation: | | f'agus`It
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms |
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PHAGOCYTE is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | scavenger cell |
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| | See Also: | | fixed phagocyte, free phagocyte, macrophage, somatic cell |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phag"o*cyte\, n. [Gr. ? to eat + ? a hollow vessel.]
(Physiol.)
A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by
taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts
to be removed.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An immune system cell that can surround and kill microorganisms and remove dead cells. Phagocytes include macrophages. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Any cell that engulfs and devours another. |
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