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efferocytosis

efferocytosis noun: the process by which dead or dying cells are removed by phagocytic cells.

Noun

efferocytosis

  1. The process by which dead or dying cells are removed by phagocytic cells.

Words formed from efferocytosis

Questions about efferocytosis

What does efferocytosis mean?
Efferocytosis means the process by which dead or dying cells are removed by phagocytic cells.
What part of speech is efferocytosis?
Efferocytosis is a noun.

Words near efferocytosis in the dictionary

  1. efferents
  2. efferocyte
  3. efferocytes
  4. efferocytic
  5. efferocytose
  6. efferocytosis
  7. efferocytotic
  8. efferosome
  9. efferosomes
  10. efferous
  11. effers

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