fagócito

See also: fagocito, fagocitó, and fagocitò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Phagocyt (“phagocyte”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “eat”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɡɔ.si.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɡɔ.si.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐˈɡɔ.si.tu/ [fɐˈɣɔ.si.tu]

Noun

fagócito m (plural fagócitos)

  1. phagocyte (cell of the immune system)

Hypernyms
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