phagocytosis

[ fag-uh-sahy-toh-sis ]

/ ˌfæg ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.

Compare endocytosis, exocytosis, pinocytosis.

Origin of phagocytosis

First recorded in 1890–95; phagocyte + -osis

Words nearby phagocytosis

phagocytic pneumonocyte, phagocytin, phagocytize, phagocytolysis, phagocytose, phagocytosis, phagolysosome, phagomania, phagosome, -phagous, -phagy

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Example sentences from the Web for phagocytosis

They appear to be more or less specific, a separate opsonin being necessary for phagocytosis of each species of bacteria.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
But everything changed suddenly when he entered the domain of pathology with his theory of phagocytes and phagocytosis.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
The destruction of bacteria by direct cellular agency both Phagocytosis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
Hence the opinion arose that histolysis is a process of phagocytosis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

Metchnikoff brought forward a rational explanation of immunity with his Cellular or Phagocytosis Theory.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for phagocytosis

phagocytosis

/ (ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun

the process by which a cell, such as a white blood cell, ingests microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles

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Medical definitions for phagocytosis

phagocytosis

[ făg′ə-sī-tō′sĭs ]

n.

The engulfing and ingestion of bacteria or other foreign bodies by phagocytes.

Other words from phagocytosis

phag′o•cy•tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.

单词	phagocytosis
释义	phagocytosis [ fag-uh-sahy-toh-sis ] / ˌfæg ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs / noun Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells. Compare endocytosis, exocytosis, pinocytosis. Origin of phagocytosis First recorded in 1890–95; phagocyte + -osis Words nearby phagocytosis phagocytic pneumonocyte, phagocytin, phagocytize, phagocytolysis, phagocytose, phagocytosis, phagolysosome, phagomania, phagosome, -phagous, -phagy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phagocytosis They appear to be more or less specific, a separate opsonin being necessary for phagocytosis of each species of bacteria. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd But everything changed suddenly when he entered the domain of pathology with his theory of phagocytes and phagocytosis. Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916\|Olga Metchnikoff The destruction of bacteria by direct cellular agency both Phagocytosis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2\|Various Hence the opinion arose that histolysis is a process of phagocytosis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4\|Various Metchnikoff brought forward a rational explanation of immunity with his Cellular or Phagocytosis Theory. The Fundamentals of Bacteriology\|Charles Bradfield Morrey British Dictionary definitions for phagocytosis phagocytosis / (ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) / noun the process by which a cell, such as a white blood cell, ingests microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for phagocytosis phagocytosis [ făg′ə-sī-tō′sĭs ] n. The engulfing and ingestion of bacteria or other foreign bodies by phagocytes. Other words from phagocytosis phag′o•cy•tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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