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engulfment
engulfment A biological process in which parts of a cell’s cytoplasm are enclosed within structures such as multivesicular bodies, vacuoles, or autophagosomes and then broken down after fusion with lysosomes.
A biological process in which parts of a cell’s cytoplasm are enclosed within structures such as multivesicular bodies, vacuoles, or autophagosomes and then broken down after fusion with lysosomes. This recycling process is important in normal body changes and tissue removal, and problems with it are linked to some diseases.