phago-

a combining form meaning “eating, devouring,” used in the formation of compound words: phagocyte.
Compare -phage, -phagous, -phagy.

Origin of phago-

< Greek, combining form akin to phageîn to eat, devour

Words nearby phago-

phaethon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, phago-, phagocyte, phagocytic, phagocytic index, phagocytic pneumonocyte, phagocytin

British Dictionary definitions for phago-

phago-

before a vowel phag-

combining form

eating, consuming, or destroying phagocyte

Word Origin for phago-

from Greek phagein to consume

Medical definitions for phago-

phago-

pref.

Eating; consuming:phagocyte.