phagocytize

[ fag-uh-sahy-tahyz, -si-tahyz ]
/ ˈfæg əˌsaɪ taɪz, -sɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), phag·o·cyt·ized, phag·o·cyt·iz·ing.

(of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
Also especially British, phag·o·cyt·ise.

Origin of phagocytize

First recorded in 1920–25; phagocyte + -ize

Words nearby phagocytize

phagocyte, phagocytic, phagocytic index, phagocytic pneumonocyte, phagocytin, phagocytize, phagocytolysis, phagocytose, phagocytosis, phagolysosome, phagomania

Medical definitions for phagocytize

phagocytize
[ făg′ə-sĭ-tīz′, -sī′- ]

v.

To ingest by phagocytosis; phagocytose.