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metchnikoff

/mɛtʃˈnɪkɒf/

Tradução: Nome próprio referente a Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, bacteriologista russo que trabalhou na França e desenvolveu a teoria da fagocitose.

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/mɛtʃˈnɪkɒf/formalscientific
  • ptNome próprio referente a Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, bacteriologista russo que trabalhou na França e desenvolveu a teoria da fagocitose.

A proper noun referring to Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff, a Russian bacteriologist who worked in France and developed the theory of phagocytosis.

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  1. C2formalscientific

    A Russian bacteriologist and immunologist who worked in France and formulated the theory of phagocytosis, which describes how certain white blood cells engulf and destroy harmful particles and microorganisms.

    ptBacteriologista russo

    • Metchnikoff's research on phagocytosis revolutionized the understanding of the immune system.
    • He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for his work on immunity.
    • Metchnikoff's theory explained how the body defends itself against infections.