elastophagocytosis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

elasto- +‎ phagocytosis

Noun[edit]

elastophagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural elastophagocytoses)

  1. The phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue
    • 2015, Inês D Coutinho et al., “O’Brien Actinic Granuloma: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology‎[1], volume 60, →DOI:
      (H and E, original magnification ×200) A detailed image of elastophagocytosis using Verhoeff van Gieson stain.
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