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phagocyte

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phagocyte /ˈfagə(ʊ)sʌɪt/

▶noun Physiology a cell which engulfs and absorbs bacteria and other small particles.

– derivatives
phagocytic adjective.

– origin C19: from Gk phago- ‘eating’ (from phagein) + -cyte.

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