"macropinocytosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: macropinocytoses [plural]
Etymology: From macro- + pinocytosis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|pinocytosis}} macro- + pinocytosis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|macropinocytoses}} macropinocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural macropinocytoses)
  1. (cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cytology Derived forms: macropinocytic, macropinocytose, macropinocytotic Related terms: macropinosome, pinocytosis, phagocytosis

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