A '''phagocytic vacuole''' is a substructure of a phagocyte, which is a type of cell that is part of the immune system. Phagocytes ingest harmful things (bacteria and viruses) and destroy them with acidic enzymes within the vacuole.<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100913123820AAZug9V</ref>
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A '''phagocytic vacuole''' is a substructure of a phagocyte, which is a type of cell that is part of the immune system. Phagocytes ingest foreign objects (such as bacteria, viruses, and dust)<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/phagocyte</ref> and destroy them with acidic enzymes within the vacuole.<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100913123820AAZug9V</ref>