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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Phagocyt (“phagocyte”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “eat”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). By surface analysis, fago- + -cito.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔsitu
- Hyphenation: fa‧gó‧ci‧to
Noun
fagócito m (plural fagócitos)
- (cytology) phagocyte (cell of the immune system)
- Hypernyms: célula branca, leucócito
Further reading
- “fagócito”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fagócito”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fagócito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fagócito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fagócito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024