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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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phagocytolysis
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