Phagocytosis

Language: English

Pronunciation: pha-go-cyt-os-is

Part of Speech: noun

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A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

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"process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection"

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