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S vs Phagocyte - What's the difference?

s | phagocyte |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb phagocyte is

.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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