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exocytosis 
exocytosis definition
exo·cy·to·sis (ek′sō sī tō′sis)
noun
a process in which a cell releases a large molecule, particle, etc.
Related Forms:
- exocytose ex′o·cy·tose′ (-tōs′, -toz′) transitive verb, intransitive verb exocytosed -·tosed′, exocytosing -·tos′·ing
- exocytotic ex′o·cy·tot′ic (-tät′ik) adjective
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