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Definitions of phagocytosis:
  • noun:   process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection


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protozoan cytoplasm endocytosis solubility ameba metazoa chemotaxis food-vacuole vacuole microorganism macrophage lytic lysosome phagocyte phagolysosome assimilation-biology pathogen phagosome cell-membrane cell organelle exocytosis immune-system vesicle bacteria pinocytosis greek-language eosinophil-granulocyte basophil-granulocyte monocyte dendritic-cell protist granulocyte-2 apoptosis adaptive-immune-system mhc-class-ii amoeba pseudopod ciliate cytostome-2 enzyme cytosol opsonin leprosy tuberculosis conidium interferon-gamma antigen-presenting-cell antigen-presentation medical-college-of-georgia medical-subject-headings biological-membrane passive-transport diffusion facilitated-diffusion osmosis active-transport primary-active-transport secondary-active-transport transcytosis non-specific-adsorptive-pinocytosis erythrophagia-erythrophagocytosis phagokaryosis opsonize phagotroph opsonization leukocyte hemopsonin microphage tuftsin bacteriotropin phagocytize