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Phagocyte vs Phagosome - What's the difference?

phagocyte | phagosome |

As nouns the difference between phagocyte and phagosome

is that 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 while phagosome is a membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

As a verb phagocyte

is phagocytose.

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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    phagosome

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phagosome) (en noun)
  • A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

    • Related terms

    * phagosomal