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phagocytosis

endocytosis process with the engulfment of external particulate material by phagocytes
Intangible biological_process Q184726
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Summary

phagocytosis is a biological process[1]. phagocytosis draws 3,816 Wikipedia views per month (biological process category, ranking #87 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: vesicle-mediated transport[3]
  • Commons category: Phagocytosis[4]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[5], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006909[7]

Why It Matters

phagocytosis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] phagocytosis is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 125150
    P14541 → 1fmYAB
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4704928
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → vesicle-mediated transport
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ Yso id: 2811, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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