pinocytosis

pinocytosis

English

Etymology

From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

pinocytosis (uncountable)

1. (biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.

Derived terms

• macropinocytosis

Related terms

• pinocyte
• pinocytic
• pinocytize
• pinocytose
• pinocytotic
• pinosome

 

Translations

a form of endocytosis

Chinese: Mandarin: (please verify) 胞饮作用 Dutch: (please verify) pinocytose ? French: pinocytose (fr) f, micropinocytose (fr) f German: Pinozytose f Hungarian: (please verify) pinocitózis Indonesian: (please verify) pinositosis Irish: pinicíotóis f Italian: pinocitosi (it) f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: pînosîtoz Polish: pinocytoza f Portuguese: pinocitose f Romanian: pinocitoză f Russian: пиноцито́з (ru) m (pinocitóz) Spanish: (please verify) pinocitosis f Swedish: pinocytos (sv) ?

References

“pinocytosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary