pinocytosis

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Definition of pinocytosis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

(uncountable)A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.

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From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.

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