Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phagocyte \Phag"o*cyte\, n. [Gr. ? to eat + ? a hollow vessel.]
   (Physiol.)
   A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by
   taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts
   to be removed.

Source : WordNet®

phagocyte
     n : a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading
         microorganisms [syn: {scavenger cell}]