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PHAGOCYTOSIS

\fˌaɡəsɪtˈə͡ʊsɪs], \fˌaɡəsɪtˈə‍ʊsɪs], \f_ˌa_ɡ_ə_s_ɪ_t_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PHAGOCYTOSIS

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The ingestion and destruction of microparasites by phagocytes.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

Destruction of injurious cells by phagocytes.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The destruction of bacteria, red blood corpuscles, leukocytes, and other tissue cells by fixed or free leukocytes.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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