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PHAGOCYTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of functioning as a phagocyte
Classified under:
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)
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)
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