National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Phagocytic Cell

Synonyms

Phagocytic Cell

Phagocyte

Phagocytes

phagocyte

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12657

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells. It can also boost immune responses. Monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils are phagocytes. A phagocyte is a type of white blood cell.

code

C12657

Display_Name

Phagocyte

FULL_SYN

Phagocytic Cell

Phagocyte

Phagocytes

phagocyte

label

Phagocytic Cell

Legacy Concept Name

Phagocytic_Cell

Preferred_Name

Phagocytic Cell

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12657

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0031307

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12621

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