heterophagy

[ hĕt′ə-rŏf′ə-jē ]

n.

Digestion within a cell of a substance taken in by phagocytosis from the cell's environment.

Words nearby heterophagy

heteronymous diplopia, heteronymous hemianopsia, heteroousian, heteropathy, heteropatriarchy, heterophagy, heterophasia, heterophemia, heterophil, heterophil antigen, heterophonia

Example sentences from the Web for heterophagy

  • It is an “isophagy” which occurs in place of “heterophagy” (eating of others).

    Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot