fagócito

See also: fagocito, fagocitó, and fagocitò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phagocyto (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Phagocyt (“phagocyte”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “eat”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). By surface analysis, fago- +‎ -cito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡɔ.si.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡɔ.si.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡɔ.si.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɡɔ.si.tu/ [fɐˈɣɔ.si.tu]

• Rhymes: -ɔsitu
• Hyphenation: fa‧gó‧ci‧to

Noun

fagócito m (plural fagócitos)

1. (cytology) phagocyte (cell of the immune system)

   Hypernyms: célula branca, leucócito

Related terms

• fagocítico
• fagocitose

 

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