phago-
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phago-
(word root) eatingExamples of words with the root phago-: phagocyte
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phago-
pref.
Eating; consuming: phagocyte.
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phago-
or before a vowelphag-
combining form
eating, consuming, or destroying: phagocyte.
[from Greek phagein to consume]
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phago-
a combining form meaning “eating,” “devouring”: phagocyte.
[< Greek, comb. form akin to phageîn to eat, devour]
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