Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phagocytosis

1 sense of phagocytosis

Sense 1
phagocytosis -- (process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection)
       => bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity -- (an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity")