elastophagocytosis

noun

The phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue

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Meanings

nounelastophagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural elastophagocytoses)

plural elastophagocytoses

  1. countableuncountableThe phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue

    (H and E, original magnification ×200) A detailed image of elastophagocytosis using Verhoeff van Gieson stain.

    2015, Inês D Coutinho et al., “O’Brien Actinic Granuloma: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology, volume 60, →DOI

Origin

From elasto- + phagocytosis.

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