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endocytosis

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(-sī tō′sis)

noun

a process in which a cell engulfs a large molecule, bacterium, etc. and forms a vesicle around it

Related Forms:

endocytic adjective
endocytose transitive verb, intransitive verb endocytosed, endocytosing
endocytotic adjective

See endocytosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A process of cellular ingestion by which the plasma membrane folds inward to bring substances into the cell.

Related Forms:

enˌdo·cytˈic (-sĭtˈĭk), enˌdo·cy·totˈic (-sī-tŏtˈĭk) adjective

enˌdo·cy·toseˈ (-tōsˈ) verb

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