"endocytosis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-endocytosis.wav , En-us-endocytosis.oga Forms: endocytoses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Head templates: {{en-noun|~|endocytoses}} endocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural endocytoses)
  1. (cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. Wikipedia link: endocytosis Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cytology Derived forms: coendocytosis, electroendocytosis, postendocytosis, retroendocytosis, transendocytosis Related terms: endocytic, endocytose, endocytosed, endocytotic, endosome Translations (cytological process): endosytoosi (Finnish), endocitose [feminine] (Galician), endocitose [feminine] (Portuguese), endocitosis [feminine] (Spanish), endocytos (Swedish)
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        "(cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material."
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