phagocytosis
Syllables: pha·go·cy·to·sisUK/ˌfæɡ.əʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs//ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
phagocytosis noun: a form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
Noun
phagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural phagocytoses)
- A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
- On account of the possession of this property, Metschnikoff has suggested for these groups of cells the term phagocytes, as expressive of their most distinctive feature, and for the process in general the term phagocytosis.1889 April 13, William Osler, “Original Lectures: On Phagocytes”, in Medical Record, volume 35, number 15, page 393
phagocytosis meaning in Hindi and Tamil
phagocytosis in Hindi
- Translations
- कोशिका भक्षण kośikā bhakṣaṇ
phagocytosis in Tamil
- தின்குழியமை, உயிரணு உண்ணல், நோய்க்கிருமி விழுங்கி அழிக்கப்படும் முறை, உயிரணுவால் விழுங்கல், செல்விழுங்கல்
Forms of phagocytosis
| plural | phagocytoses |
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Origin of phagocytosis
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
Words formed from phagocytosis
Words that rhyme with phagocytosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about phagocytosis
- What does phagocytosis mean?
- Phagocytosis means a form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
- What is phagocytosis in Hindi?
- Phagocytosis in Hindi is कोशिका भक्षण (kośikā bhakṣaṇ). See Phagocytosis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phagocytosis?
- Phagocytosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phagocytosis?
- Phagocytosis is pronounced /ˌfæɡ.əʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phagocytosis?
- The plural of phagocytosis is phagocytoses.
Words near phagocytosis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phagocytosis (page history and authors); phagocytosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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