NETosis

Meaning

Noun

  • A death process for neutrophil cells, whereby the neutrophils expel their chromatin to form a neutrophil extracellular trap, a net-like structure to capture invader chemicals and bodies, and cause clotting to block off a region of the body.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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