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phago·cy·to·sis | \ ˌfa-gə-sə-ˈtō-səs 
, -sī- \
, -sī- \ plural phagocytoses\ ˌfa-gə-sə-ˈtō-ˌsēz , -sī- \
, -sī- \Definition of phagocytosis
: the engulfing and usually the destruction of particulate matter by phagocytes that serves as an important bodily defense mechanism against infection by microorganisms and against occlusion of mucous surfaces or tissues by foreign particles and tissue debris
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nounphago·cy·to·sis | \ ˌfag-ə-sə-ˈtō-səs, -sī- \
\ plural phagocytoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of phagocytosis
: the engulfing and usually the destruction of particulate matter by phagocytes that serves as an important bodily defense mechanism against infection by microorganisms and against occlusion of mucous surfaces or tissues by foreign particles and tissue debris
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phagocytotic \ -ˈtät-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of phagocytosis was in 1889
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