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- German · derived fromPhagocytosis
- English todayphagocytosis
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
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phagocytosis
pha·go·cy·to·sisToday it means: A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm. Full definition →
German Phagocytosis