Associations to the word «Phagocytosis»

Wiktionary

PHAGOCYTOSIS, noun. (immunology) (cytology) The process where a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Dictionary definition

PHAGOCYTOSIS, noun. Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection.

Wise words

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Paul Gauguin