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autophagocytosis[¦ȯd·ō‚fag·ə·sī′tō·səs] (cell and molecular biology) The cellular process of phagocytizing a portion of protoplasm by a vacuole within the cell. autophagocytosis
autophagy The catabolism of the cell by its own enzymes due to the unleashing of the lysosome’s digestive machinery.autophagocytosis (ot?o-fag?o-si-to'sis, -si-) [ auto- + phagocytosis] In a cell, the digestion of portions of cell organelles or mitochondria injured or atrophied. This digestive process is essential to the survival of the cell. See: endocytosis; phagocytosis; pinocytosis |