phagocytosis.

A process in which a cell encloses solid particles or other cells within membrane-bound compartments.

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Words that belong together

• immune phagocytosis
• phagocytosis of debris

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The images showed phagocytosis of the debris.

They traced phagocytosis before testing what happened to the enclosed material.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.