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Phagocyte vs Phagocyted - What's the difference?

phagocyte | phagocyted |

As verbs the difference between phagocyte and phagocyted

is that phagocyte is phagocytose while phagocyted is past tense of phagocyte.

As a noun phagocyte

is 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.

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
  • phagocyted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (phagocyte)

  • 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