Meaning of phagocytosis | Babel Free
/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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.