PHAGOCYTOSIS


Meaning of PHAGOCYTOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfa-gə-sə-ˈtō-səs, -sī- ]

noun

( plural phago·cy·to·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1889

: the engulfing and usually the destruction of particulate matter by phagocytes

• phago·cy·tot·ic -ˈtä-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.