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

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

1960–65; exo- + -cyte + -osis; cf. endocytosis

OTHER WORDS FROM exocytosis

ex·o·cy·tot·ic [ek-soh-sahy-tot-ik] /ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

British 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-tōsĭs ]

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