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What is another name for eating?

Phagocytosis, which literally means a condition of cell eating.


How does meatopoiesis get cured?

There does not appear to be a condition called meatopoiesis though there is a condition called hematopoiesis. This condition is normally treated by a hematopoietic cell transplant.


What is another name for cell eating?

The word that means the same thing as cell eating is phagocytosis. The outcome is the ingestion of particulate matter, such as bacteria, from the extracellular fluid.


What is called the condition where a plant cell shrinks and moves or breaks away from the cell wall?

The condition you are referring to is called plasmolysis. This process occurs when a plant cell loses water through osmosis, causing the cell membrane to detach from the cell wall.


A diploid cell missing a chromosome is called a?

The condition in which a diploid cell is missing a chromosome or has an extra chromosome is called aneuploidy.


What is a cell short of water called?

Crenelated. In the hypertonic condition.


What was Tarrare's condition that caused him to have an insatiable appetite and unusual eating habits?

Tarrare had a rare medical condition called polyphagia, which caused him to have an insatiable appetite and unusual eating habits.


When a cell membrane surrounds a particle encloses it into a vesicle and brings the particle into the cell this is called?

The process is called phagocytosis, which means "cell eating".


What is uncontrolled growth called?

Uncontrolled cell growth is usually called a tumor. When there is a condition that causes uncontrolled cell growth of abnormal cells, it is called cancer.


Why is phagocytosis called 'cell eating'?

Phagocytosis is called 'cell eating' because it is a process in which a cell engulfs and digests particles or other cells by forming a vesicle around them. This process is similar to a cell 'feeding' on external material by actively engulfing it.


Process often thought of as cell eating is?

Phagocytosis is the process often thought of as cell eating. In phagocytosis, a cell engulfs and digests particles, such as bacteria or other microorganisms, by forming a membrane-bound vesicle called a phagosome. This process is mainly carried out by specialized cells of the immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils.


What is condition of a cell in which cell contents are shrunken called?

The condition of a cell in which the cell contents are shrunken is called crenation. Crenation occurs when a cell loses water and shrinks due to exposure to a hypertonic solution, causing the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall.