Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "phagocytic" ita ce:siffaLalle da ko siffanta shi da phagocytosis, wanda shine tsarin da wasu kwayoyin halitta, kamar su. white blood cells, suna shanyewa da kuma shigar da kwayoyin halitta na waje ko wasu sel domin a halaka su ko kuma share su daga jiki. yana iya cinyewa da lalata ƙwayoyin cuta a cikin jiki."
