Definitions for phagocyte
ˈfæg əˌsaɪtphago·cyte

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phagocyte, scavenger cellnoun

   a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Phagocytenoun

   a leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed

2. Etymology: [Gr. fagei^n to eat + ky`tos a hollow vessel.]

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1. Phagocyte

   Phagocytes are the cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells. Their name comes from the Greek phagein, "to eat" or "devour", and "-cyte", the suffix in biology denoting "cell", from the Greek kutos, "hollow vessel". They are essential for fighting infections and for subsequent immunity. Phagocytes are important throughout the animal kingdom and are highly developed within vertebrates. One litre of human blood contains about six billion white blood cells. Phagocytes were first discovered in 1882 by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov while he was studying starfish larvae. Mechnikov was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery. Phagocytes occur in many species; some amoebae behave like macrophage phagocytes, which suggests that phagocytes appeared early in the evolution of life. Phagocytes of humans and other animals are called "professional" or "non-professional" depending on how effective they are at phagocytosis. The professional phagocytes include cells called neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and mast cells. The main difference between professional and non-professional phagocytes is that the professional phagocytes have molecules called receptors on their surfaces that can detect harmful objects, such as bacteria, that are not normally found in the body. Phagocytes are crucial in fighting infections, as well as in maintaining healthy tissues by removing dead and dying cells that have reached the end of their lifespan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Phagocyte

   fag′o-sīt, n. a white or colourless blood-corpuscle—also called leucocyte—an active amœboid cell, which engulfs both nutritive and harmful particles.—adjs. Phagocyt′ic, -al.—ns. Phag′ocytism, the nature or function of a phagocyte; Phagocytō′sis, the destruction of microbes by phagocytes. [Gr. phagein, to eat, kytos, a vessel.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Phagocyte

   a corpuscle or cell that devours or absorbs noxious organisms and also absorbs the organs of the larval stage in the developments to the adult condition.

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   The numerical value of phagocyte in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of phagocyte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=phagocyte
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phagocyte
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=phagocyte
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=phagocyte
5. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=phagocyte