phagocytosis

IPA: fˈægʌsaɪtˈoʊsɪs

(immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Examples of "phagocytosis" in Sentences

Every influence that can trigger off the phagocytosis is naturally brought to bear.
But it is generally held that the phagocytosis is an important element in cure effected by the Bier method.
Through a process called phagocytosis, the macrophages digest the damaged tissue and release its components.
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.
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.
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
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.