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phagocytosis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phagocytosis /ˌfagə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊsɪs/

▶noun Biology the ingestion of bacteria or other particles by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans.

– derivatives
phagocytize (or phagocytise) verb,
phagocytose verb.

'phagocytosis' also found in these Oxford entries:

opsonin - pinocytosis

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