phagocytosis
[fag″o-si-to´sis]the engulfing of microorganisms or other cells and foreign particles by phagocytes. adj., adj phagocytot´ic.
Phagocytosis. From Damjanov, 2000.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
phag·o·cy·to·sis
(fag'ō-sī-tō'sis),The process of ingestion and digestion by cells of solid substances, for example, other cells, bacteria, bits of necrotic tissue, foreign particles.
See also: endocytosis.
See also: endocytosis.
[phagocyte + G. -osis, condition]
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phagocytosis
(făg′ə-sī-tō′sĭs)n.
The engulfing and ingestion of foreign bodies such as bacteria or other cells by phagocytes or certain protists, such as amoebas.
phag′o·cy·tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.
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phag·o·cy·to·sis
(fāg'ō-sī-tō'sis)The process of ingestion and digestion by cells of solid substances, e.g., other cells, bacteria, bits of necrotic tissue, foreign particles.
See also: endocytosis
See also: endocytosis
[phagocyte + G. -osis, condition]
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phagocytosis
The envelopment and destruction of bacteria or other foreign bodies by PHAGOCYTES.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
phagocytosis
the ingestion of materials (subcellular particles, cells) from the outside of a cell into its interior, forming a cytoplasmic vacuole.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Phagocytosis
A process by which a white blood cell envelopes and digests debris and microorganisms to remove them from the blood.
Mentioned in: Legionnaires' Disease, White Blood Cell Count and Differential
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
phagocytosis
The process of ingestion of solid substances (e.g. cells, bacteria, parts of necrosed tissue) by cells and transported to a site within the cell where it is broken down by lysosomal enzymes.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
phag·o·cy·to·sis
(fāg'ō-sī-tō'sis)Process of ingestion and digestion by cells of solid substances.
[phagocyte + G. -osis, condition]
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