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endocytosis
[ en-doh-sahy-toh-sis ]
noun
, Physiology.
- the transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell by means of a coated vacuole or vesicle ( exocytosis ).
endocytosis
/ ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs /
noun
- the process by which a living cell takes up molecules bound to its surface
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- en·do·cyt·ic [en-doh-, sit, -ik], en·do·cy·tot·ic [en-doh-sahy-, tot, -ik], adjective
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Origin of endocytosis1
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