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吞噬细胞

tūn shì xì bāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9162ea0b5188b927. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吞噬細胞 吞噬细胞 [tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1] /phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)/

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Other forms in these source records: 吞噬細胞

  • 吞
    tūn

    to swallow / to take

  • 噬
    shì

    to devour / to bite

  • 细
    xì

    thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal

  • 胞
    bāo

    placenta / womb / born of the same parents

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