Phagocytosis definition

Phagocytosis

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WordNet

(1) Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

WiktionaryText

From , perfective stem of and .

The process where a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.