Etymology

hemophagocytosis

Today it means: Phagocytosis of blood cells. Full definition →

English phagocytosis ← Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-)
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  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Englishphagocytosis
  6. English todayhemophagocytosis

From hemo- + phagocytosis.

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