caveola

caveola definition - medical

ca·ve·o·la (kă-vēˈə-lə)

noun pl. ca·ve·o·lae (-lēˌ)
A small vesicle or recess, especially one communicating with the outside of a cell and extending inward, indenting the cytoplasm and the cell membrane.

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