phag|o|cyte

phag|o|cyte
phag|o|cyte «FAG uh syt», noun.
a cell, such as a white blood cell, capable of absorbing and destroying waste or harmful material, such as disease-producing bacteria. Phagocytes occur in body fluids and tissues. »

All through [Fleming's] life he never abandoned the search for a substance which would kill the microbes without weakening the phagocytes (André Maurois).

[< German Phagocyten, plural < Greek phageîn eat + kýtos hollow vessel; body]

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