hemophagocyte

noun

he·​mo·​phagocyte

¦hēmō,

¦hemō+

1

: hemophage

2

: a phagocytic cell of the bloodstream

hemophagocytic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

hem- + phagocyte

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