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Definition of Heterophagy
1. Noun. (biology) The digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Heterophagy
1. Digestion within a cell of an exogenous substance phagocytosed from the cell's environment. Origin: hetero-+ G. Phagein, to eat (05 Mar 2000)
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