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cytophagy

American  
[sahy-tof-uh-jee] / saɪˈtɒf ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the ingestion of cells by other cells.

Other Word Forms

  • cytophagic adjective
  • cytophagous adjective

Etymology

Origin of cytophagy

cyto- + -phagy

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