heterophagy
noun
het·er·oph·a·gy
ˌhet-ə-ˈräf-ə-jē
plural heterophagies
: digestion in a fused vacuole and lysosome of material taken into a cell by phagocytosis or pinocytosis
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“Heterophagy.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/heterophagy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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