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phagocyte

noun

phago·​cyte ˈfa-gə-ˌsīt How to pronounce phagocyte (audio)
: a cell (such as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (such as microorganisms) and debris (such as dead tissue cells)
phagocytic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Metchnikoff didn’t immediately assume that these phagocytes are specialized for disease fighting and pathogen removal alone. Quanta Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phagein + New Latin -cyta -cyte

First Known Use

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of phagocyte was circa 1884

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