- phagocyte (n.)
[phagocyte 词源字典]
- 1884, from German phagocyten (plural), coined in German in 1884 by Dr. Elias Metchnikoff (1845-1916) from Greek phago- "eating, devouring" (see -phagous) + -cyte (see cyto-). Related: Phagocytosis.[phagocyte etymology, phagocyte origin, 英语词源]