endocytose

[ en-doh-sahy-tohs, -tohz ]

verb (used without object)

, Physiology.

, en·do·cy·tosed, en·do·cy·tos·ing.

1. (of a cell) to take within by the process of endocytosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocytose¹

First recorded in 1970–75; back formation from endocytosis