phagocyte

/fag-uh-sahyt/US // ˈfæg əˌsaɪt //UK // (ˈfæɡəˌsaɪt) //

吞噬细胞,吞咽细胞,淋巴细胞,吞食细胞

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Cell Biology.
- : any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.

After Metchnikoff discovered phagocytes, he plunged into researching human immunity, hopeful to find ways to extend lives.
He replied cryptically that he was an out-and-out phagocyte, and getting more so every time he read a newspaper.
Hence the names phagocyte, or devouring cell, given to the enveloping white globule, and phagocytosis to the process.
The new-born “phagocyte theory” was thus very well received by naturalists and by Virchow, the father of cellular pathology.
However, the general impression of the Congress was clearly favourable to the phagocyte theory.
Once again the phagocyte theory rose triumphant from the test.