Meanings
plural phagocytoses
- countableuncountablebiologyA form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
On account of the possession of this property, Metschnikoff has suggested for these groups of cells the term phagocytes, as expressive of their most distinctive feature, and for the process in general the term phagocytosis.
1889 April 13, William Osler, “Original Lectures: On Phagocytes”, in Medical Record, volume 35, number 15, page 393
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanPhagocytosis
- Englishphagocytosis
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
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Catalan fagocitosi
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Chinese Mandarin 吞噬作用
- 吞噬作用 (tūnshì zuòyòng)Translations
Czech fagocytóza
- fagocytózaTranslations
Dutch fagocytose
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Finnish fagosytoosi
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French phagocytose
- phagocytoseTranslations
German Phagozytose
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Hindi कोशिका भक्षण
- कोशिका भक्षण (kośikā bhakṣaṇ)Translations
Hungarian fagocitózis
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Italian fagocitosi
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Japanese 食作用
- 食作用 (shosakuyou)Translations
Korean 식균작용
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Latin phagocytosis
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Polish fagocytoza
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Portuguese fagocitose
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Romanian fagocitoză
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Russian фагоцито́з
- фагоцито́з (fagocitóz)Translations
Spanish fagocitosis
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phagocytosis
Cite this entry
phagocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytosis
“phagocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phagocytosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytosis.
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