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phagocytize

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phag·o·cy·tize (fg-s-tz, -s-)
v.
To ingest by phagocytosis; phagocytose.
phagocytize
[fag′əsitīz′]
Etymology: Gk, phagein, to eat, kytos, cell
to engulf and destroy bacteria or other foreign materials. Also called phagocytose.
phagocytose [fag″o-si´tōs]
to envelop and destroy bacteria and other foreign material; phagocytize.
phagocytize
phagocytose.
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