Define phagocytosis.

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Phagocytosis is the process by which certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles.
The phagocyte may be one of the body cells, such as a white blood cell. The phagocyte may be a free-living one-celled organism, such as Amoeba.

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