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nounprocess in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
Definition that contains phagocytosis
- elie metchnikov Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
- opsonization process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
- ilya ilich metchnikov Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
- metchnikoff Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
- metchnikov Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
- elie metchnikoff Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
- opsonisation process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis