Defn: Phagedenic.
PHAGOCYTE
Phag"o*cyte, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.
PHAINOPEPLA
Pha*i`no*pep"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small crested passerine bird (Phaïnopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.
PHAKOSCOPE
Phak"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Physiol.)
Defn: An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation.
PHALAENA
Pha*læ"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A linnæan genus which included the moths in general.
PHALAENID
Pha*læ"nid, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)