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phag·o·cy·to·sis
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endocytosis
The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole. -
food vacuole
a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis. -
macrophage
a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis. -
opsonic
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis. -
opsonify
to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin. -
pinocytosis
the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.