phagocytosis
English
Etymology
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/
Noun
phagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural phagocytoses)
- (immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
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