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hemophagocyte

hemophagocyte noun: a phagocyte that destroys blood cells.

Noun

hemophagocyte (plural hemophagocytes)

  1. A phagocyte that destroys blood cells

Forms of hemophagocyte

pluralhemophagocytes

Origin of hemophagocyte

From hemo- + phagocyte.

Words formed from hemophagocyte

Questions about hemophagocyte

What does hemophagocyte mean?
Hemophagocyte means a phagocyte that destroys blood cells.
What part of speech is hemophagocyte?
Hemophagocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of hemophagocyte?
The plural of hemophagocyte is hemophagocytes.

Words near hemophagocyte in the dictionary

  1. hemoperoxidase
  2. hemoperoxidases
  3. hemopexin
  4. hemophage
  5. hemophages
  6. hemophagocyte
  7. hemophagocytes
  8. hemophagocytic
  9. hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
  10. hemophagocytosis
  11. hemophagocytotic

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