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noun
A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, immunology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
History
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
Across languages
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