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n. - Process in which a cell engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms

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  • Every influence that can trigger off the phagocytosis is naturally brought to bear.
  • But it is generally held that the phagocytosis is an important element in cure effected by the Bier method.
  • Through a process called phagocytosis, the macrophages digest the damaged tissue and release its components.
  • During the study, Ghoneum exposed cancer cells to yeast and observed as they ingested the yeast-through a process known as phagocytosis-and then the cancer cells died.
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