噬

噬咬

shì yǎo

to bite

反噬

fǎn shì

to backfire on; to rebound on

吞噬

tūn shì

to swallow

吞噬作用

tūn shì zuò yòng

(biology) phagocytosis

吞噬细胞

tūn shì xì bāo

phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)

噬脐莫及

shì qí mò jí

lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)

噬菌体

shì jūn tǐ

bacteriophage; phage

大吞噬细胞

dà tūn shì xì bāo

macrophage

小吞噬细胞

xiǎo tūn shì xì bāo

microphage (a type of white blood cell)

巨噬细胞

jù shì xì bāo

macrophage