Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The engulfing and ingestion of foreign bodies such as bacteria or other cells by phagocytes or certain protists, such as amoebas.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The destruction of microbes by phagocytes.
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- noun immunology, cytology The process where a
cell incorporates a particle by extendingpseudopodia and drawing the particle into avacuole of itscytoplasm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thorough analysis of the phenomena of immunization, an analysis based on extremely numerous experiments, has shown that phagocytosis is in truth a defence action on the part of the organism against the agents of disease.
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Every influence that can trigger off the phagocytosis is naturally brought to bear.
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In the investigations on the opsonins and bacteriotropins, investigations guided by humoral notions, on the whole only the power of the blood fluid to favour phagocytosis is regarded.
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But it is generally held that the phagocytosis is an important element in cure effected by the Bier method.
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In laboratory tests, Dr. Ghoneum exposed cancer cells to yeast and observed as they ingested the yeast-through a process known as phagocytosis-and then the cancer cells died.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In laboratory tests, Dr. Ghoneum exposed cancer cells to yeast and observed as they ingested the yeast-through a process known as phagocytosis-and then the cancer cells died.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Uptake of bacteria induces a form of PMN cell death termed phagocytosis-induced cell death (PICD) that is dependent upon ROS production and is important for resolution of infection and inflammation
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Justin L. Spinner et al. 2010
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In laboratory tests, Dr. Ghoneum exposed cancer cells to yeast and observed as they ingested the yeast-through a process known as phagocytosis-and then the cancer cells died.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Through a process called phagocytosis, the macrophages digest the damaged tissue and release its components.
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In laboratory tests, Dr. Ghoneum exposed cancer cells to yeast and observed as they ingested the yeast-through a process known as phagocytosis-and then the cancer cells died.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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