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PHAGOCYTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of functioning as a phagocyte

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phagocyte (a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)

Derivation:

phagocyte (a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)

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 Context examples: 

Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles.

(Monocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive bacteria induce their own uptake by non-phagocytic host cells (e.g. epithelial cells) using two mechanisms referred to as zipper model and trigger model.

(Bacterial Invasion of Epithelial Cell Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A rare genetic disorder with a predominantly X-linked recessive pattern of inheritance resulting in impaired phagocytic clearance of bacteria and fungi.

(Chronic Granulomatous Disease, NCI Thesaurus)