phagocyte的词源

英文词源

phagocyte (n.)

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.

中文词源

phagocyte：巨噬细胞

来自希腊语phagein,吃，词源同esophagus,geophagy.-cyte,细胞，词源同cytology.引申词义巨噬细胞。

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