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phagocyte

The correct spelling is phagocyte.

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noun

Say it like: Fag-osy-te

The correct spelling is phagocyte. 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 dendri…

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noun

  1. 1.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.

verb

  1. 1.To phagocytize

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