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phagocytose

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phag·o·cy·tose (fg-s-ts, -tz, -sts, -tz)
v.
To phagocytize.
phagocytose [fag″o-si´tōs]
to envelop and destroy bacteria and other foreign material; phagocytize.
phagocytose
to envelop and destroy bacteria and other foreign material; phagocytize.
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