emperipolesis
[ ĕm-pĕr′ə-pə-lē′sĭs ]
n.
Active penetration by one cell into and through a larger cell.
Nearby words
empathic, empathize, empathy, empedocles, empennage, emperipolesis, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor jones, the, emperor moth, emperor penguin
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