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phagocytosis

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

Summary

phagocytosis is a biological process[1]. phagocytosis draws 967 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #87 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • phagocytosis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • phagocytosis is a type of vesicle-mediated transport[4].
  • phagocytosis's Commons category is recorded as Phagocytosis[5].
  • phagocytosis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[6].
  • phagocytosis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • phagocytosis's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006909[8].

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Definition and Type

phagocytosis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. phagocytosis is a type of vesicle-mediated transport[4].

Why It Matters

phagocytosis draws 967 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #87 of 442).[2] phagocytosis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] phagocytosis is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d 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 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2811, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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