1. present participle of phagocytose; the process by which a cell engulfs and absorbs foreign particles, bacteria, or other cells
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• The white blood cells were phagocytosing the harmful bacteria.
• Macrophages are phagocytosing cellular debris at the infection site.
• The amoeba was observed phagocytosing food particles under the microscope.
• Neutrophils began phagocytosing the invading pathogens immediately.
• The immune cells are actively phagocytosing foreign substances.
• Scientists studied how the cells were phagocytosing the marked particles.