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Definitions:
Noun
phagocytosis
Definition: process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
Definition: A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.