phagocyte

phago·cyte (fag′ə sīt′)

noun

any cell, esp. a leukocyte, that ingests and destroys other cells, microorganisms, or other foreign matter in the blood and tissues

Etymology: phago- + -cyte

phag′o·cyt′ic (--sit′ik) adjective

Converse of object

call: Foreign cells are also swallowed by cells called phagocytes.

Adjective modifier

mononuclear: Regulated expression and release of the IL-1 decoy receptor in human mononuclear phagocytes.

Modifies a noun

cell: Collectively, the lymphocytes and phagocyte cells constitute the white blood cells.

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