phagocytosis

== English == === Etymology === From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte +‎ -osis; compare French phagocytose. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfeɪ.ɡoʊ.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Hyphenation: pha‧go‧cy‧to‧sis === Noun === phagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural phagocytoses) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====