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phagocytosis
phag·o·cy·to·sis [ fàggə sī tṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
destruction by phagocytes: the engulfing and ingesting of foreign particles or waste matter by phagocytes

phag·o·cy·tot·ic [ fàggə sī tóttik ] adjective
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