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hemocyte

American

[hee-muh-sahyt, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌsaɪt, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

a blood cell.

Etymology

Origin of hemocyte

First recorded in 1900–05; hemo- + -cyte

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The mechanism is itself quite a good one, when used with precision and restraint, admirably designed for coping with intrusion by a single bacterium: the hemocyte would be attracted to the site, extrude the coagulable protein, the microorganism would be entrapped and immobilized, and the thing would be finished.

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