English Explanatory Dictionary

phagocytosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Pronunciation

/ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ /ˌfeɪ.ɡoʊ.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ en-us-phagocytosis.ogg

Word forms

phagocytosis phagocytoses

Etymology

From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.

Derived words

antiphagocytosis autophagocytosis cytophagocytosis dysphagocytosis elastophagocytosis endophagocytosis erythrophagocytosis hemophagocytosis microphagocytosis myophagocytosis opsonophagocytosis phagocytize phagocytotic postphagocytosis
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary