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Medical Definition of Phagocytolysis

1. 1. Destruction of phagocytes, or leukocytes, occurring in the process of blood coagulation or as the result of the introduction of certain antagonistic foreign substances into the body. Synonym: phagolysis. 2. A spontaneous breaking down of the phagocytes, preliminary (according to Metchnikoff) to the liberation of cytase, or complement. Origin: phagocyte + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phagocytolysis

phagocyte dysfunction phagocytic phagocytic phagocytic dysfunction disorders immunodeficiency phagocytic dysfunction immunodeficiency phagocytic index phagocytic pneumonocyte phagocytic vesicle phagocytin phagocytise

phagocytize phagocytized phagocytizes phagocytizing phagocytoblast phagocytolysis (current term) phagocytolytic phagocytose phagocytose phagocytosed

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