Phagocyte
Origin 1
From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte.
Noun
phagocyte
(plural phagocytes)- (cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
Origin 2
Either from the noun or from the French phagocyter.