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elastophagocytosis

elastophagocytosis noun: the phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue.

Noun

elastophagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural elastophagocytoses)

  1. The phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue
    • (H and E, original magnification ×200) A detailed image of elastophagocytosis using Verhoeff van Gieson stain.2015, Inês D Coutinho et al., “O’Brien Actinic Granuloma: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology, volume 60, →DOI

Forms of elastophagocytosis

pluralelastophagocytoses

Origin of elastophagocytosis

From elasto- + phagocytosis.

Questions about elastophagocytosis

What does elastophagocytosis mean?
Elastophagocytosis means the phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue.
What part of speech is elastophagocytosis?
Elastophagocytosis is a noun.
What is the plural of elastophagocytosis?
The plural of elastophagocytosis is elastophagocytoses.

Words near elastophagocytosis in the dictionary

  1. elastomucoproteinases
  2. elastomultiester
  3. elastomultiesters
  4. elastomuscular
  5. elastophagocytoses
  6. elastophagocytosis
  7. elastoplast
  8. elastoplasted
  9. elastoplastic
  10. elastoplastically
  11. elastoplasticity

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