Meaning & use
Phagocytose
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To engulf and absorb (a particle, cell, or microorganism), as certain cells do during the process of phagocytosis.
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White blood cells phagocytose invading bacteria as part of the immune response.
Macrophages phagocytose dead cells to help clear damaged tissue.
A note on using this word
The verb form of 'phagocytosis', built from Greek phagein ('to eat') and kytos ('cell'); it describes one of the immune system's most basic defense mechanisms.
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