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What is this white blood cells consumes microorganisms

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The white blood cell that consumes microorganisms (a process known as phagocytosis -- "phago" meaning " to eat," and "-cytosis" meaning "cell") is a monocyte. However, the monocyte can migrate out of the blood vessels and into other body tissues to devour pathogens. When does this, it becomes known as a macrophage. Hope this helps!
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