phagocyte

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/ === Etymology 1 === From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- +‎ -cyte. ==== Noun ==== phagocyte (plural phagocytes) (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 cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Either from the noun or from the French phagocyter. ==== Verb ==== phagocyte (third-person singular simple present phagocytes, present participle phagocyting, simple past and past participle phagocyted) (transitive) To phagocytize ===== Derived terms ===== phagocytation ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “phagocyte”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “phagocyte”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “phagocyte”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: phagocytent, phagocytes === Verb === phagocyte inflection of phagocyter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative