phagocytosis n process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection Usage(s) Wood himself: phagocytosis, the destruction of bacteria by white blood cells. Then come the polymorphonuclear (of many-shaped nuclei) leucocytes, which surround the invading germs and eat them (phagocytosis).
News & Articles phagocytosis St. Jude receives $393K NIAID grant St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was awarded $393,750 in grant funding for a research project regarding LC3-Associated Phagocytosis, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said. Dec. 6, 2013 - FOX 13 Memphis