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Monocyte vs Phagocyte - What's the difference?

monocyte | phagocyte |

As a noun monocyte

is (immunology|cytology) a type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.

As a verb phagocyte is

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monocyte

English

(wikipedia monocyte)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (immunology, cytology) A type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.

    • Related terms

    * monocytic * monocytically ----

    phagocyte

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of .

    Noun

    (wikipedia phagocyte) (en noun)
  • (cytology) 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.

    • Etymology 2

    Either from or from the (etyl) phagocyter.

    Verb

  • phagocytose

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