elastophagocytosis

English

Etymology

elasto- +‎ phagocytosis

Noun

elastophagocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural elastophagocytoses)

1. The phagocytosis of elastic fibres that sometimes occurs in skin tissue
   • 2015, Inês D Coutinho et al., “O’Brien Actinic Granuloma: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology‎^[1], volume 60, →DOI:

     (H and E, original magnification ×200) A detailed image of elastophagocytosis using Verhoeff van Gieson stain.