NETosis

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noun

A death process for neutrophil cells, whereby the neutrophils expel their chromatin to form a neutrophil extracellular trap (“NET”), a net-like structure to capture invader chemicals and bodies, and cause clotting to block off a region of the body.

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Meanings

nounNETosis (countable and uncountable, plural NEToses)

plural NEToses · alternative netosis

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA death process for neutrophil cells, whereby the neutrophils expel their chromatin to form a neutrophil extracellular trap (“NET”), a net-like structure to capture invader chemicals and bodies, and cause clotting to block off a region of the body.

Origin

From NET (“neutrophil extracellular trap”) + -osis.

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Anagrams

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APA

NETosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NETosis

MLA

“NETosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NETosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NETosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NETosis.

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