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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

phag•o•cyte n. [Cell Biol.]

Cell Biologyany cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.

1880–85; phago- + -cyte

phag•o•cyt•ic adj.

'phagocytic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

granulocyte - microphage - monocyte - neutrophil - phagocyte - phagocytic index - reticuloendothelial system

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both the oxidative (capacity) and the phagocytic capacity

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