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FREE PHAGOCYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A phagocyte that circulates in the blood
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("free phagocyte" is a kind of...):
phagocyte; scavenger cell (a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "free phagocyte"):
leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)
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