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phagocytosis

/ˌfæɡ.ə.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/

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noun

/ˌfæɡ.ə.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/C1formalscientific
  • ruБиологический процесс, при котором определённые клетки, такие как фагоциты, поглощают и переваривают микроорганизмы и клеточный мусор, служа ключевым защитным механизмом против инфекций.

A biological process in which certain cells, such as phagocytes, engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris, serving as a key defense mechanism against infection.

uncountable

  1. Cellular defense processC1formalmedical

    The process by which certain cells, called phagocytes, engulf and digest foreign particles, microorganisms, and cellular debris to protect the body against infection.

    ruФагоцитоз

    • Phagocytosis is a key mechanism of the innate immune system.
    • Macrophages perform phagocytosis to clear bacteria from the bloodstream.
    • The process of phagocytosis involves the formation of a phagosome around the target particle.
Forms
  • phagocytoses plural form
  • phagocytoses' possessive plural form
  • phagocytosis's possessive singular form