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Rarephagocyte
The correct spelling is phagocyte.
How to pronounce phagocyte
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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Meanings
noun
- 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.To phagocytize
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