phagocytosis

English

Etymology

From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/

Noun

phagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural phagocytoses)

  1. (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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