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What type of cell is capable of engulfing and digesting particles or cells harmful to the body?

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Answer - Phagocytes

Reasoning - The phagocytes helps maintain and keep the foreign harmful particles and dead cells to be cleared and captured.
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Phagocytes is a type of cell is capable of engulfing and digesting particles or cells harmful to the body. This bone marrow-derived cell of myeloid origin engulfs foreign bodies by extending its cytoplasm into pseudopods surrounding the foreign particle and forming a vacuole. This way these cells can kill a wide variety of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including microorganisms and tumor cells.

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