exocytose
[ ek-soh-sahy-tohs, -tohz ]
/ ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtoʊs, -ˈtoʊz /
verb (used without object), ex·o·cy·tosed, ex·o·cy·tos·ing. Physiology.
(of a cell) to extrude by means of exocytosis.
Origin of exocytose
back formation from
exocytosis
Words nearby exocytose
exocet,
exocrine,
exocrine gland,
exocrinology,
exocuticle,
exocytose,
exocytosis,
exod.,
exoderm,
exodermis,
exodeviation
Definition for exocytoses (2 of 2)
exocytosis
[ ek-soh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
noun Physiology.
the transport of material out of a cell by means of a sac or vesicle that first engulfs the material and then is extruded through an opening in the cell membrane (distinguished from endocytosis).
Origin of exocytosis
OTHER WORDS FROM exocytosis
ex·o·cy·tot·ic [ek-soh-sahy-tot-ik] /ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for exocytoses
exocytosis
/ (ˌɛksəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /
noun
a process by which material is exported from a biological cell
Medical definitions for exocytoses
exocytosis
[ ĕk′sō-sī-tō′sĭs ]
n. pl. ex•o•cy•to•ses (-sēz′)
The appearance of migrating inflammatory cells in the epidermis.
A process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane.
emiocytosis