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What does the word ‘phagocytosis’ refer to?


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  1. The word ‘phagocytosis’ means “cell eating” The word “phago” comes from eating and the word “cytosis ”comes from the cell.
  2. In this process, the cell engulfs bacteria, debris, or another object.
  3. It is the process of absorption and ingestion of food particles by the cell.
  4. It also occurs in certain protists such as Amoeba.


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