Phagocytic-index
noun
1.
the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
phagocytic index n.
The average number of bacteria observed in the cytoplasm of neutrophils after a mixture of blood serum, bacteria, and neutrophils has been incubated.
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[fag-uh-sahy-tohs, -tohz] /ˈfæg əˌsaɪ toʊs, -toʊz/ verb (used with object), phagocytosed, phagocytosing. 1. . phagocytose phag·o·cy·tose (fāg’ə-sĭ-tōs’, -tōz’, -sī’tōs, -tōz) v. phag·o·cy·tosed, phag·o·cy·tos·ing, phag·o·cy·tos·es To phagocytize.