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Phagocytosis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020823

1. The process by which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection.

2. The process by which a phagocyte (a type of white blood cell) surrounds and destroys foreign substances (such as bacteria) and removes dead cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020823
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020823",
  "term": "Phagocytosis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection.\n\n2. The process by which a phagocyte (a type of white blood cell) surrounds and destroys foreign substances (such as bacteria) and removes dead cells.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/phagocytosis/"
}

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