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phagocyte

/ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
phago-cyte
IPA
/ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

verb

To phagocytize

Transitive verb

Etymology

From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

phagocytes (plural) phagocytes (present, singular) phagocyting (participle, present) phagocyted (participle, past) phagocyted (past)

Derived Forms

haemophagocyte hemophagocyte interphagocyte intraphagocyte macrophagocyte microphagocyte phagocytal phagocytary phagocytic phagocytical phagocytise phagocytism

Synonyms

scavenger cell

Questions

How do you pronounce phagocyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/.
What does phagocyte mean?
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.
Where does phagocyte come from?
From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.

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