phagocytic

  • 1phagocytic — phagocyte ► NOUN ▪ a type of body cell which engulfs and absorbs bacteria and other small particles. DERIVATIVES phagocytic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek phago eating + kutos vessel …

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  • 2phagocytic — adjective capable of functioning as a phagocyte • Pertains to noun: ↑phagocyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑phagocyte * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective : having the ability to phagocytize : capable of functioning as phagocytes * * * phagocytic …

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  • 3phagocytic index — n a measure of phagocytic activity determined by counting the number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte during a limited period of incubation of a suspension of bacteria and phagocytes in serum * * * any arbitrary measure of the ability of… …

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  • 4phagocytic index — n. the average number of bacteria ingested per leukocyte in an incubated mixture of normal or immune serum, bacteria, and normal leukocytes …

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  • 5phagocytic index — noun : a measure of phagocytic activity determined by counting the number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte during a limited period of incubation of a suspension of bacteria and phagocytes in serum * * * the average number of bacteria ingested… …

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  • 6phagocytic vesicle — Membrane bounded vesicle enclosing a particle internalised by a phagocyte. The primary phagocytic vesicle (phagosome) will subsequently fuse with lysosomes to form a secondary phagosome in which digestion will occur …

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  • 7phagocytic dysfunction disorders — a group of immunodeficiency conditions characterized by disordered phagocytic activity; disorders may be extrinsic (e.g., suppression of the number of phagocytes by immunosuppressive agents, or dysfunction caused by corticosteroids) or intrinsic… …

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  • 8phagocytic — adjective see phagocyte …

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  • 9phagocytic — See phagocyte. * * * …

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  • 10phagocytic — adjective Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis …

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