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phagoptosis

phagoptosis noun: an alternative to apoptosis in which a cell is phagocytosed.

Noun

phagoptosis (uncountable)

  1. An alternative to apoptosis in which a cell is phagocytosed
    Synonyms:
    phagocytosis

Synonyms of phagoptosis

Questions about phagoptosis

What does phagoptosis mean?
Phagoptosis means an alternative to apoptosis in which a cell is phagocytosed.
What part of speech is phagoptosis?
Phagoptosis is a noun.

Words near phagoptosis in the dictionary

  1. phagomyxids
  2. phagophilia
  3. phagophobia
  4. phagophore
  5. phagophores
  6. phagoptosis
  7. phagoscore
  8. phagoscores
  9. phagosensor
  10. phagosensors
  11. phagosomal

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