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Meaning of phagocytosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs

Definitions

A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català fagocitosi
Čeština fagocytóza
Deutsch Phagozytose
Español fagocitosis
Suomi fagosytoosi solusyönti
Français phagocytose
Italiano fagocitosi
日本語 食作用
Қазақша фагоцитоз
한국어 식균작용
Nederlands fagocytose
Polski fagocytoza
Português fagocitose
Română fagocitoză
Русский фагоцито́з

Examples

“On account of the possession of this property, Metschnikoff has suggested for these groups of cells the term phagocytes, as expressive of their most distinctive feature, and for the process⟳ in general the term phagocytosis.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

phagodepression phagodeterrence phagodeterrent phagodynamometer phagokinesis phagology

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