PHAGOCYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phagocytic mean? 

• PHAGOCYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective PHAGOCYTIC has 1 sense:

1. capable of functioning as a phagocyte

  Familiarity information: PHAGOCYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHAGOCYTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of functioning as a phagocyte

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phagocyte (a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)

Derivation:

phagocyte (a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)

 Context examples 

It is caused by a defect in the phagocytic NADPH oxidase (phox) complex.

(Chronic Granulomatous Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intravenous administration, ferumoxides accumulates in phagocytic reticuloendothelial system (RES) cells of the liver (Kupffer cells).

(Ferumoxides Injectable Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

Mesangial cells serve as structural supports, may regulate blood flow, are phagocytic and may act as accessory cells, presenting antigen in immune responses.

(Mesangial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Cells found within the glomerular lobules of mammalian kidney, where they serve as structural supports, may regulate blood flow, are phagocytic and may act as accessory cells, presenting antigen in immune responses.

(Glomerular Mesangial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Mesangial cells are phagocytic and for the most part separated from capillary lumina by endothelial cells.

(Mesangium, NCI Thesaurus)

These intensely phagocytic cells line the walls of the sinusoids of the liver and form a part of the reticuloendothelial system.

(Kupffer Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Cytokine Receptor Genes encode cell surface Cytokine Receptors that bind paracrine or autocrine cytokine growth factors that stimulate humoral and cellular immune responses, as well as activation of phagocytic cells.

(Cytokine Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Many pathogenic bacteria can invade phagocytic and non-phagocytic cells, colonize them intracellularly, and then become disseminated to other cells.

(Bacterial Invasion of Epithelial Cell Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

By contrast, only chronic sleep loss activates microglia cells and promotes their phagocytic activity ... suggesting that extended sleep disruption may prime microglia and perhaps predispose the brain to other forms of insult.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A recessive X-linked defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to digest bacteria, resulting in recurring bacterial infections with granuloma formation.

(Chronic Granulomatous Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)