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Meaning of "phagocytic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHAGOCYTIC

phagocytic  [ˌfæɡəˈsɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHAGOCYTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phagocytic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHAGOCYTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phagocytic

Phagocytosis

In cell biology, phagocytosis (from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein), meaning "to devour", κύτος, (kytos), meaning "cell", and -osis, meaning "process") is the process by which a cell—often a phagocyte or a protist—engulfs a solid particle to form an internal vesicle known as a phagosome. Phagocytosis was revealed by Élie Metchnikoff in 1882. Phagocytosis is a specific form of endocytosis involving the vesicular internalization of solids such as bacteria, and is therefore distinct from other forms of endocytosis such as the vesicular internalization of various liquids (pinocytosis). Phagocytosis is involved in the acquisition of nutrients for some cells. The process is homologous to eating at the level of single-celled organisms; in multicellular animals, the process has been adapted to eliminate debris and pathogens, as opposed to taking in fuel for cellular processes, except in the case of the animal Trichoplax. In the immune system, phagocytosis is a major mechanism used to remove pathogens and cell debris.

Definition of phagocytic in the English dictionary

The definition of phagocytic in the dictionary is having the ability to engulf by phagocytosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHAGOCYTIC


anorthositic
ænˌɔːθəˈsɪtɪk
anthracitic
ˌænθrəˈsɪtɪk
antiparasitic
ˌæntɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
apositic
ˌæpəˈsɪtɪk
ascitic
əˈsɪtɪk
astrocytic
ˌæstrəˈsɪtɪk
coenocytic
ˌsiːnəˈsɪtɪk
ectoparasitic
ˌektəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
endoparasitic
ˌɛndəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
exoerythrocytic
ˌeksəʊɪˌrɪθrəˈsɪtɪk
granulocytic
ˌɡrænjʊləˈsɪtɪk
hemiparasitic
ˌhemɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
histiocytic
ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk
leucocytic
ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk
leukocytic
ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk
megakaryocytic
ˌmeɡəˌkærɪəˈsɪtɪk
microparasitic
ˌmaɪkrəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
monocytic
ˌmɒnəˈsɪtɪk
nonparasitic
ˌnɒnˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
parasitic
ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHAGOCYTIC

phaeomelanin
Phaethon
phaeton
phage
phagedaena
phagedaenic
phagedena
phagedenic
phagocyte
phagocytical
phagocytise
phagocytism
phagocytize
phagocytose
phagocytosis
phagocytotic
phagomania
phagomaniac
phagophobia
phagosome

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHAGOCYTIC

analytic
catalytic
electrolytic
endocytic
epiphytic
erythrocytic
exocytic
fibrinolytic
glycolytic
hemolytic
hydrolytic
lymphocytic
macrocytic
microcytic
myelocytic
pinocytic
proteolytic
psychoanalytic
pyrolytic
thrombolytic

Synonyms and antonyms of phagocytic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phagocytic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHAGOCYTIC

Find out the translation of phagocytic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phagocytic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phagocytic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吞噬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fagocítica
570 millions of speakers

English

phagocytic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phagocytic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أكلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фагоцитарная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fagocitária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রাসী কোষ-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phagocytaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fagositik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phagocytic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食細胞の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phagocytic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực bào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேகோசைடிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फागोस्साइटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fagositik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

phagocytic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fagocytarna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фагоцитарная
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fagocitară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαγοκυτταρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fagositiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fagocytiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fagocyttisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phagocytic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAGOCYTIC»

The term «phagocytic» is regularly used and occupies the 90.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAGOCYTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phagocytic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHAGOCYTIC»

Discover the use of phagocytic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phagocytic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
Outside the vessel, the leukocyte crawls toward the assaulted area. Neutrophils ar- rive on the inflammatory scene earliest because they are more mobile than monocytes. □ Chemotaxis guides phagocytic cells in the direction of migration; that ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
2
Molecular Mechanisms of Phagocytosis
These include, bacterial peptides, cytokines, lipid-derived pro-inflammatory mediators, and the simultaneous stimulation of additional adhesive or phagocytic receptors. How these activation signals up-regulate phagocytic efficiency at the ...
Carlos Rosales, 2008
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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing
Immunodeficiency disorders may be caused by a defect in or a deficiency of phagocytic cells, B lymphocytes, T lympho- cytes, or the complement system. The specific symptoms and their severity, age at onset, and prognosis depend on the  ...
Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Janice L. Hinkle, 2010
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Immunology: A Textbook
Phagocytic Deficiencies Defective Phagocytic Functions Humoral Deficiencies Cell-mediated Deficiencies Combined Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiency diseases arise from various abnormalities of the immune system, which result from ...
C. Vaman Rao, 2005
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Medical Immunology, Sixth Edition
constitutively ready to ingest particulate matter, the circulating monocytes and the tissue-fixed (resident) macrophages are usually resting cells that need to be activated by several types of stimuli before they can fully express their phagocytic  ...
Gabriel Virella, 2007
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Of thirty-three cases of acute lobar pneumonia in which the phagocytic activity of the serum after crisis or lysis was tested by Clough, with the homologous strain of pneumococcus, twenty-eight, or 85 per cent., gave definitely positive results.
‎1919
7
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
On the other hand, Briscoe7 and Pottenger8 conclude that the leukocytes of Arneth's Classes II and III are the most active (staphylococci and tubercle bacilli), while Busse0 assigns an equal phagocytic value to all classes of neutrophilic ...
‎1911
8
Neuroimmunomodulation: Proceedings of the First ...
The results of phagocytic activity were expressed as the number of cocci engulfed by 100 neutrophil polymorphonuclear cells. Results A. Circadian biological rhythm of the phagocytic activity. The data obtained in the guinea pigs of group 1 ...
Novera Herbert Spector, 1988
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Anesthetic Toxicity
PHAGOCYTIC ACTIVITY ( ± S.E.) io-« 10"' 10-* 10 .□ w MOLAR CONCENTRATION OF DRUGS FIG. 3. Dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the leukocyte phagocytic activity produced by i.v. anesthetic agents. The phagocytic activity is ...
Susan A Rice, 1994
10
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States
Immune. System. The cells of the immune system consist of phagocytic leukocytes, lymphocytes, and antigen-presenting cells. The key cells of innate immunity include phagocytic white blood cells or leukocytes (neutrophils and macrophages) ...
Carol Porth, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHAGOCYTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phagocytic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fetal hematopoietic stem cells express MFG-E8 during mouse …
Early studies of these functional domains emphasized the role of MFG-E8 as an opsonin in phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells in various ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Oral Colostrum Macrophage-activating Factor for Serious Infection …
Oral colostrum macrophage-activating factor (MAF) produced from bovine colostrum has shown high macrophage phagocytic activity. «ProHealth, Jul 15»
3
Clinical development methodology for infusion-related reactions …
Complement activation leads to the liberation of C3a, C5a and C5b-9, which triggers mast cells, basophils and other phagocytic cells, via their ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Malaria – understanding the mechanisms of protective immunity: An …
Increasingly, it seems that antibodies and complement (part of the immune system that facilitates the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
5
No tolerance for tumors
“Apoptotic cells actively attract dendritic phagocytic cells and are engulfed by them,” Krammer explains. “The annexins then inhibit the activity of ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
6
Fish Oil May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests
The team took note of phagocytic activity in amyloid-beta 1-42 using flow cytometry and microscopy, inflammation-related genetic transcription ... «Alzheimer's News Today, Jul 15»
7
Lamina propria macrophage phenotypes in relation to Escherichia …
Resident lamina propria macrophages in health are characterised by inflammatory anergy but enhanced phagocytic and microbicidal capacity ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
8
How to Win the War Against Infection, Inflammation, Disease and …
... innate immunity where the body launches a vast array of defenses against infectious agents or invading pathogens, sending phagocytic cells ... «HealthCanal.com, Jun 15»
9
[Video] Death of a Human White Blood cell captured for the first time …
... and helps in efficient clearance of debris by phagocytic cells. Although break down of apoptotic cells into smaller apoptotic bodies is a typical ... «Biotechin.Asia, Jun 15»
10
In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing of human Brucella …
... therapeutic option in the treatment of brucellosis with excellent oral bioavailability and reaching high concentrations in phagocytic cells [30]. «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»

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