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pinocytosis definition

pi·no·cy·to·sis (pī′nə sī tō′sis, pin′ə-)

noun pl. pinocytoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a type of endocytosis in which the engulfed liquid remains within a separate vacuole

Related Forms:

  • pinocytic pi′·no·cy′·tic (-sīt′ik) adjective or pinocytotic pi′·no·cy·tot′ic (-sī tät′ik)

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