释义 |
rhopheocytosis rho·phe·o·cy·to·sis (rō'fē-ō-sī-tō'sis), Formation of vacuoles at a cell surface without prior formation of cytoplasmic projections, by which the cell appears to aspirate surrounding material. See also: pinocytosis. [G. rhopheō, to gulp down, or aspirate, + kytos, cell, + -osis, condition] rhopheocytosis (ro?fe-o-si-to'sis) [Gr. rhophein, gulp down, + kytos, cell, + osis, condition] The mechanism by which ferritin is transferred from macrophages in the bone marrow to normoblasts. See: pinocytosis |