phagocyte
pronunciation
How to pronounce phagocyte in British English:
UK [ˈfægəsaɪt]
How to pronounce phagocyte in American English:
US [ˈfæɡəˌsaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Word Origin
- phagocyte (n.)
- 1884, from German phagocyten (plural), coined in German in 1884 by Dr. Elias Metchnikoff (1845-1916) from Greek phago- "eating, devouring" (see -phagous) + -cyte (see cyto-). Related: Phagocytosis.
Example
- 1. Congenital defects of phagocyte number , function or both .
- 2. Finally , phagocyte precursors may undergo malignant transformation , which results in acute or chronic myelogenous leukemia .
- 3. Through surface modification , the lipid nanoparticles could effectively decrease the phagocytosis by mononuclear phagocyte , prolong retention time in circulation , and achieve the active targeting to action site of drug .
- 4. Having a phagocyte in human excrement is a dysentery what .
- 5. To observe the action of american ginseng on anti-defatigation , and the effects on delayed hypersensitivity intensity and the function of mononuclear phagocyte .