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Meaning of phagocytosis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

phagocytosis

Pronunciation:/ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phagocytosis

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erythrophagocytosisendophagocytosishemophagocytosisphagocytephygocytefagositemyophagocytosisxenophagy