Illustration of a macrophage white blood cell engulfing a yeast cell (foreground). This process is called phagocytosis. Macrophages are white blood cells and part of the body's immune system. They phagocytose and destroy pathogens, dead cells and cellular debris.

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Photo credit: © FRANCIS LEROY, BIOCOSMOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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