phagocyte
Noun
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Noun
phagocyte (plural phagocytes)
- (cytology) 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 (phagocytes, present participle phagocyting; past and past participle phagocyted)
- (transitive) To phagocytize.
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