Unscramble

p 3 h 4 a 1 g 2 o 1 c 3 y 4 t 1 o 1 s 1 i 1 s 1

12 letters · 23 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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