pinocytosis
[ pin-uh-sahy-toh-sis, pahy-nuh- ]
/ ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌpaɪ nə- /
noun Physiology.
the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
Origin of pinocytosis
OTHER WORDS FROM pinocytosis
pin·o·cy·tot·ic [pin-uh-sahy-tot-ik, pahy-nuh-] /ˌpɪn ə saɪˈtɒt ɪk, ˌpaɪ nə-/, adjectiveWords nearby pinocytosis
pinochet,
pinochet ugarte,
pinochle,
pinocyte,
pinocytose,
pinocytosis,
pinole,
pinosome,
pinot,
pinot blanc,
pinot chardonnay
Medical definitions for pinocytotic
pinocytosis
[ pĭn′ə-sĭ-tō′sĭs, -sī-, pī′nə- ]
n.
Introduction of fluids into a cell by invagination of the cell membrane, followed by formation of vesicles within the cells.