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NETosis
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English
Alternative forms
en netosis
Etymology
From en NET neutrophil extracellular trap osis.
Noun
~ NEToses
en biology A death process for en neutrophil cells, whereby the neutrophils expel their chromatin to form a en neutrophil extracellular trap NET, a net-like structure to capture invader chemicals and bodies, and cause clotting to block off a region of the body.
Anagrams
en einosst Neoists Ossetin entosis noisest nosiest