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PHAGOCYTE


check date: 28/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: body-part
origination date: 10/01/2001
originator: Carlos

Conceptual Structures
ISALEUKOCYTE
ANCESTORSALL
ANIMAL-PART
ANIMATE
ANIMATE-PART
BLOOD-CELL
BODY-PART
CELL
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-PART
LEUKOCYTE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY
STRUCTURAL-PART


English
phagocyteterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: large white blood cell that may engulf microorganisms, alien substances and cells. They may be mobile or fixed. Some important types of phagocytes are monocytes, neutrophiles and macrophages. (en)

Spanish
fagocitoterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: masculine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: glóbulo blanco de la sangre de cierto tamaño que tiene la capacidad de englobar microbios, sustancias ajenas al cuerpo y células. Pueden ser móviles o fijos. Los monocitos, neutrófilos y macrófagos son tres tipos importantes de fagocitos. (es)