phagocyte

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
动词 v.
  1. To phagocytize transitive

词形变化

phagocytes plural phagocytes present,singular,third-person phagocyting participle,present phagocyted participle,past phagocyted past

词源

词源 1
From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.
词源 2
Either from the noun or from the French phagocyter.
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