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pin⋅o⋅cy⋅to⋅sis

  [pin-uh-sahy-toh-sis, pahy-nuh-]
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–noun Physiology.
the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
Origin:
1931; < Gk pín(ein) to drink + -o- + -cyte + -osis, on the model of phagocytosis

Related forms:
pin⋅o⋅cy⋅tot⋅ic  [pin-uh-sahy-tot-ik, pahy-nuh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: pi·no·cy·to·sis
Pronunciation: "pin-&-s&-'tO-s&s, "pIn-, -"sI-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pi·no·cy·to·ses /-"sEz/
: the uptake of fluid by a cell by invagination and pinching off of the plasma membrane
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pinocytosis pin·o·cy·to·sis (pĭn'ə-sĭ-tō'sĭs, -sī-, pī'nə-)
n.
Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cells.

pin'o·cy·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.

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