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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•do•cy•to•sis (en′dō sī tō′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]- Physiology, Cell Biologythe transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell by means of a coated vacuole or vesicle (distinguished from exocytosis). Cf. phagocytosis, pinocytosis.
- 1960–65; endo- + -cyte + -osis, perh. on the model of phagocytosis
en•do•cyt•ic (en′dō sit′ik),USA pronunciation en•do•cy•tot•ic (en′dō sī tot′ik),USA pronunciation adj. |