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phagocyte (n.)
1884, from German
phagocyten
(plural), coined in German in 1884 by Dr. Elias Metchnikoff (1845-1916) from Greek
phago-
"eating, devouring" (see
-phagous
) +
-cyte
(see
cyto-
). Related:
Phagocytosis
.
