phagocytosis

English - Turkish

Definition of phagocytosis in English Turkish dictionary: fagositoz; i., biyol. gözeyutarlığı, fagositoz; (Tıp) Mikro-organizmaların fagositler tarafından imha edilmesi, fagositoz; gözeyutarlığı; hücreyutarlığı

English - English

Definition of phagocytosis in English English dictionary: The process where a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm; Process of engulfing and ingesting foreign particles like bacteria by the white blood cells; Cell eating; the engulfment and destruction of dangerous microorganisms or cells by certain white blood cells; = ingestion and destruction of pathogens, diseased or dead cells and foreign bodies by specialised mobile cells (phagocytes); The process by which phagocytes (literally, cell eaters) surround and destroy micro-organisms or any foreign matter; The ingestion of a smaller cell or fragment; the process by which cells engulf material which is eventually killed, destroyed or digested; The process by which white blood cells such as macrophages engulf and destroy foreign material, dead tissues and cells; Engulfing and, usually, digestion of particulate matter (such as foreign material, microorganisms, cell debris) by specific cells Phagocytosing cells are, for example, leukocytes, macrophages and monocytes; {i} (Biology) destruction by white cells, destruction by phagocytes; a kind of receptor-mediated endocytosis, applied for engulfment of relatively large objects (1 mcm and greater) with assistance of microfilaments; the process by which certain cells destroy toxins and other organic matter by wrapping their cell membrane around it, and incorporating it into the phagocytic cell, where enzymes break down the chemicals and destroy them; The process by which phagocytes ingest and attempt to eliminate a foreign invader; The process of destroying bacteria by devouring and digesting them by phagocytic cells such as polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages; - the process by which certain cells of the innate immune system, including macrophages and neutrophils, engulf large patches such as intact microbes; "Cell eating"; engulfment of particles by neutrophils and monocytes; Phagocytosis is the term describing the ingestion of micro-organisms, cells, and foreign particles by phagocytes, e g phagocytic macrophages See macrophages; process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection