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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pin•o•cy•to•sis (pin′ə sī tō′sis, pī′nə-),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]- Physiology, Cell Biologythe 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.
- Greek pín(ein) to drink + -o- + -cyte + -osis, on the model of phagocytosis
- 1931;
pin•o•cy•tot•ic (pin′ə sī tot′ik, pī′nə-),USA pronunciation adj. |