phagocytize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of phagocytize
Example Sentences
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They can be ''activated'' when dysfunction occurs, phagocytize pathological cells or proteins and even produce protective substances.
From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023
Neutrophils phagocytize pathogens invading the body, resulting in their death and removal from the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The complement system contains macrophages that phagocytize foreign pathogens.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They can move to the site of an infection and phagocytize the pathogen.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Like little Pac-men, their job is to patrol body tissues for unwanted matter, such as invading bacterial cells, phagocytize them, and digest them.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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