- cytophagy
- Devouring of other cells by phagocytes. [cyto- + G. phago, to devour]
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cy·toph·a·gy (si-tofґə-je) the ingestion of cells by phagocytes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cytophagy
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cytophagy — n. [Gr. kytos, container; phagein, to eat] Cells feeding on cells … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cytophagy — cytophagic /suy teuh faj ik, fay jik/, cytophagous /suy tof euh geuhs/, adj. /suy tof euh jee/, n. the ingestion of cells by other cells. [CYTO + PHAGY] * * * … Universalium
cytophagy — noun The ingestion of cells by phagocytes … Wiktionary
cytophagy — n. swallowing of cells, ingestion of cells by other cells … English contemporary dictionary
cytophagy — cy·toph·a·gy … English syllables
cytophagy — noun see cytophagic * * * cytophagic /suy teuh faj ik, fay jik/, cytophagous /suy tof euh geuhs/, adj. /suy tof euh jee/, n. the ingestion of cells by other cells. [CYTO + PHAGY] … Useful english dictionary
cytophagocytosis — cy·to·phago·cy·to·sis (si″to fa″go si toґsis) cytophagy … Medical dictionary
citofagie — CITOFAGÍE s.f. (biol.) Înglobare a unei celule sau porţiuni de celulă de către altă celulă. – Din engl. cytophagy. Trimis de hai, 21.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 citofagíe s. f. (sil. gi e), g. d. art. citofagíei Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
cytophagic — adj. of or pertaining to cytophagy (swallowing of cells, ingestion of cells by other cells) … English contemporary dictionary
cytophagous — adj. of or pertaining to cytophagy (swallowing of cells, ingestion of cells by other cells) … English contemporary dictionary
