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.
Nearby words
- exocet,
- exocrine,
- exocrine gland,
- exocrinology,
- exocuticle,
- exocytosis,
- exod.,
- exoderm,
- exodermis,
- exodeviation
Origin of exocytose
back formation from exocytosis
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