Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phagocytosis

/ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: pha-go-cy-to-sis
IPA: /ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On account of the possession of this property, Metschnikoff has suggested for these groups of cells the term phagocytes, as expressive of their most distinctive feature, and for the process in general the term phagocytosis."

Etymology

From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Phagocytosis
Suffix: phagocyte

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
British English: /ˌfæɡ.əʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phagocytoses (plural)

Derived Forms

antiphagocytosis autophagocytosis cytophagocytosis dysphagocytosis elastophagocytosis endophagocytosis erythrophagocytosis hemophagocytosis microphagocytosis myophagocytosis opsonophagocytosis phagocytize

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce phagocytosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/.
What does phagocytosis mean?: A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
Where does phagocytosis come from?: It is traced to German.

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