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Noun Concept
Categories: Cellular processes, Phagocytes
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phagocytosis  Antiphagocytic  GO:0006909  phagocytic  phagocytize
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Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection WordNet 3.0
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Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle, giving rise to an internal compartment called the phagosome. Wikipedia
Endocytosis process with the engulfment of external particulate material by phagocytes Wikidata
A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm. Wiktionary
IS A
bodily process
organic process
HAS PART
opsonin
HAS KIND
hemophagocytosis
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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phagocytosis
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phagocytosis
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phagocytosis
Wiktionary
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phagocytosis
Wikipedia Redirections
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Antiphagocytic, phagocytic, phagocytize, phagocytos, phagocytose, phagocytosed, Phagosome crystal structures, Phagosytosis, phagotroph, phagotrophic, phagotrophy
Wikidata Alias
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GO:0006909

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