phagocytosis
IPA: fˈægʌsaɪtˈoʊsɪs
noun
- (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.
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Examples of "phagocytosis" in Sentences
- Phagocytosis is a process of ingestion.
- This form of cellular eating is called phagocytosis.
- The latter ingests food via phagocytosis and divides as it eats.
- A classic example of this is phosphatidylserine triggered phagocytosis.
- Phagocytosis is triggered and the particle is taken up by the phagocyte.
- Amoeba uses pseudopodia to capture food in a process called phagocytosis.
- As with other Euglenozoa, the primitive mode of nutrition is phagocytosis.
- The plasmodium will continue to consume organic matter through phagocytosis.
- This creates in intracellular signaling cascade that results in phagocytosis.
- During active phagocytosis, large concentrations of telithromycin is released.
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