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噬

shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to devour
  2. 2. to bite

Words Containing 噬

巨噬细胞
jù shì xì bāo

macrophage

噬菌体
shì jūn tǐ

bacteriophage; phage

小吞噬细胞
xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo

microphage (a type of white blood cell)

噬咬
shì yǎo

to bite

吞噬
tūn shì

to swallow

吞噬细胞
tūn shì xì bāo

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

吞噬作用
tūn shì zuò yòng

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

大吞噬细胞
dà tūn shì xì bāo

macrophage

噬脐莫及
shì qí mò jí

lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)