English Dictionary

phagocytosis

/ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

noun

(immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Phagocytosis is a process by which cells engulf and digest foreign particles.

意味（1）

(immunology, cytology) 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.