释义 |
phago·cyte I. \ˈfagəˌsīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phag- + -cyte : any cell that characteristically engulfs foreign material, is typically a leukocyte or reticuloendothelial cell and often amoeboid, and functions in the body to remove and consume debris and foreign bodies (as degenerating tissue or bacteria) — compare athrocyte II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : phagocytize |