n. type of cell that has the ability to ingest; and sometimes digest; foreign particles; such as bacteria; carbon; dust; or dye.
Monocytes; macrophages; and neutrophils are under the category of a phagocyte.
scavenger cell
3 syllables
phag-o-cyte
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