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Phagocytosis

/ˌfeɪɡəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/

A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

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noun
  1. 1

    A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

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