See Also: phagolysis(medicine)

schipperke (iou) and phagolysis (medicine)


schipperke (iou)



schipperke noun. L19.
[Dutch dial., lit. 'little boatman', from its use as a watchdog on barges.]
A (breed of) small black dog distinguished by pointed erect ears, a large ruff of longer fur on the neck and chest, and usu. a docked tail.

phagolysis (medicine)


phagolysis -->
phagocytolysis


1. Destruction of phagocytes, or leukocytes, occurring in the process of blood coagulation or as the result of the introduction of certain antagonistic foreign substances into the body.

Synonym: phagolysis.

2. A spontaneous breaking down of the phagocytes, preliminary (according to Metchnikoff) to the liberation of cytase, or complement.

Origin: phagocyte + G. Lysis, dissolution