Vomiting Bile â Causes, Symptoms, Treatment. Bile is a digestive juice produced by the liver. The liver is located just above the stomach in the upper abdomen. After the intake of food, the bile travels from the liver to the gallbladder which then transfers it to the stomach. The bile is then mixed with the food to help its digestion.
phagocyte. [fagâ²ÉsÄ«t]. Etymology: Gk, phagein + kytos, cell. a cell that is able to surround, engulf, and digest microorganisms and cellular debris. Fixed noncirculating phagocytes include the fixed macrophages and the cells of the reticuloendothelial system. Free circulating phagocytes include the leukocytes.
Structural Biochemistry/Phagocytosis - Overview. 1  Phagocytosis refers to the cellular ingestion and digestion of bacteria and other foreign substances. 2  Primary phagocytosis (or known as phagoptosis) has recently recognized as a form of cell death caused by phagocytosis of viable cells, which causes cell destruction.