English Explanatory Dictionary

xenophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.
  2. The process by which a cell directs autophagy against pathogens.

Word forms

xenophagy

Etymology

From xeno- + -phagy.

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