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phago·cyte | \ ˈfa-gə-ˌsīt 
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\Definition of phagocyte
: a cell (such as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (such as microorganisms) and debris (such as dead tissue cells)
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phagocyte
nounphago·cyte | \ ˈfag-ə-ˌsīt \
\Medical Definition of phagocyte
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a cell (as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (as microorganisms) and debris (as dead tissue cells)
phagocyte
transitive verbphagocyted; phagocyting
Medical Definition of phagocyte (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of phagocyte was circa 1884
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