phagocytose

See also: Phagocytose

English

Etymology

Back-formation from phagocytosis.

Verb

phagocytose (third-person singular simple present phagocytoses, present participle phagocytosing, simple past and past participle phagocytosed)

1. (immunology, cytology) To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.

French

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Noun

phagocytose f (plural phagocytoses)

1. phagocytosis

Further reading

• “phagocytose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.