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Phagocyte
Meaning
Noun
●
In Cytology:
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 cell
s;
displays
antigens
from
invading
pathogens
to cells of the
lymphoid
lineage.
Verb
●
To phagocytize
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