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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

Čeština fagocytóza
Deutsch Phagozytose
Español fagocitosis
Suomi fagosytoosi
Français phagocytose
Italiano fagocitosi
日本語 食作用
한국어 식균작용
Nederlands fagocytose
Polski fagocytoza
Português fagocitose
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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