endocytosis

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Noun

endocytosis

1. (cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.

Related terms

• endocytic
• endocytose
• endocytosed
• endocytotic

Translations

• Portuguese: endocitose
• Spanish: endocitosis

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