Phagy
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Phagy or phagia is an ecological term that is used to identify particular nutritional systems. Various prefixes may be added to give different types of phagy, which include:
- monophagy — feeding on a single type of food
- polyphagy — feeding on many kinds of food
- phytophagy — the eating of plants
- aphytophagy —
Phagocytosis
Phagocytes are cells that can perform phagocytosis of inorganic or organic (including other cells and pathogens) material. Phagocytes include the macrophage and the neutrophil granulocyte.
Implications of phagy system
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