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phagocytose
[ fag-uh-sahy-tohs, -tohz ]
/ ˈfæg əˌsaɪ toʊs, -toʊz /
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verb (used with object), phag·o·cy·tosed, phag·o·cy·tos·ing.
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Origin of phagocytose
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from phagocytosis
Words nearby phagocytose
-phagia, phago-, phagocyte, phagocytic index, phagocytize, phagocytose, phagocytosis, phagomania, phagosome, -phagous, -phagy
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