Term Name: engulfment of apoptotic cell
Synonyms: engulfment of apoptotic cell corpse, engulfment of cell corpse
Definition: The removal of the apoptotic cell by phagocytosis, by a neighboring cell or by a phagocyte.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043652]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: apoptotic cell clearance
is a type of: phagocytosis, engulfment
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of engulfment of apoptotic cell
positively regulated by: positive regulation of engulfment of apoptotic cell
regulated by: regulation of engulfment of apoptotic cell