Definitions for phagocytosis

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phagocytosis phag·o·cy·to·sis

Spelling: [fag-uh-sahy-toh-sis]

IPA: /ˌfæg ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs/

Phagocytosis is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 944 anagrams from letters in phagocytosis (acghioopssty).

Definitions for phagocytosis

noun

1. 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.

Origin of phagocytosis

First recorded in 1890-95; phagocyte + -osis

Examples for phagocytosis

phagocytosis or the destruction of the invading organisms within the leukocytes.

Metchnikoff brought forward a rational explanation of immunity with his Cellular or phagocytosis Theory.

Such a constituent may be responsible for phagocytosis and autolysis in the organs undergoing absorption.

Hence the opinion arose that histolysis is a process of phagocytosis.

It was also seen that recovery from infection in certain diseases was unconnected with phagocytosis.

This destruction of bacteria, and other noxious organisms, has the biological name of phagocytosis.

phagocytosis: the destruction or devouring of bacteria or other microorganisms by phagocytes.

Hence the names phagocyte, or devouring cell, given to the enveloping white globule, and phagocytosis to the process.

There are two conditions, under normal circumstances, in which phagocytosis plays a marked part.

They appear to be more or less specific, a separate opsonin being necessary for phagocytosis of each species of bacteria.