OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19684

phagocyte

/ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fagocito
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.
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