phagocytosis
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.
Equivalents
12 more languages
Catalàfagocitosi
Češtinafagocytóza
Italianofagocitosi
日本語食作用
Қазақ тіліфагоцитоз
한국어식균작용
Nederlandsfagocytose
Polskifagocytoza
Portuguêsfagocitose
Românăfagocitoză
Русскийфагоцито́з
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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