phagocytosis
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/
Noun

phagocytosis

  1. (immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
Translations
  • French: phagocytose
  • German: Phagocytose
  • Italian: fagocitosi
  • Portuguese: fagocitose
  • Russian: фагоцитоз
  • Spanish: fagocitosis



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