phagocyte

Noun
  1. A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms (synset 105458464)
    is a type of: somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
    subtypes:
    • macrophage - a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream
    • fixed phagocyte - a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.
    • free phagocyte - a phagocyte that circulates in the blood
    same as: scavenger cell

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