Medical Dictionary

1phagocyte

noun phago·cyte \ˈfag-ə-ˌsīt\

Medical Definition of PHAGOCYTE

:  a cell (as a white blood cell) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (as microorganisms) and debris
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