phogocytosis
phogocytosis is the misspelling of phagocytosis.
Meaning of phagocytosis
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
Questions about phogocytosis
- What is phogocytosis the misspelling of?
- Phogocytosis is the misspelling of phagocytosis.
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