phagocyte

n. 噬吞细胞 [医] [吞]噬细胞

发音

其它 /ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/

词形变化

phagocytes 复数 phagocytes phagocyted phagocytes 三单 phagocyting phagocyting 现在分词 phagocyted 过去式 phagocyted 过去分词

别名

fagosite phygocyte

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    吞噬细胞

    生物 医学
v.
  1. 1.

    To phagocytize

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

somatic cell vegetative cell

下位词 1

macrophage

词源

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

来源：wiktionary