吞噬

tūn shì

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Definitions

1. to swallow
2. to engulf
3. to gobble up

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Words Containing 吞噬

• 吞噬作用 吞噬作用 tūn shì zuò yòng: phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
• 吞噬细胞 吞噬细胞 tūn shì xì bāo: phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
• 大吞噬细胞 大吞噬细胞 dà tūn shì xì bāo: macrophage
• 小吞噬细胞 小吞噬细胞 xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo: microphage (a type of white blood cell)

Child Words of 吞噬

• 吞 吞 tūn: to swallow
• 噬 噬 shì: to devour