scavenger cell
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Types & categories
- somatic cell hypernym
- macrophage hyponym
- fixed phagocyte hyponym
- free phagocyte hyponym
Related & opposite
- phagocytic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | phagocytic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | somatic cell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | macrophage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fixed phagocyte |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | free phagocyte |