heterophagy

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noun

The digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis

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Meanings

nounheterophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis

Origin

From hetero- + -phagy.

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APA

heterophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophagy

MLA

“heterophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophagy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterophagy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophagy.

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