phagocyte

noun
🔊/ˈfæɡəsaɪt/
🔊/ˈfæɡəsaɪt/
(biology生物)
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  1. a type of cell present in the body that is able to take in and destroy bacteria and other small cells吞噬细胞
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek phago- ‘eating’ (from the verb phagein) + -cyte.