exocytosis

[ek-soh-sahy-toh-sis]

noun Physiology.

the transport of material out of a cell by means of a sac or vesicle that first engulfs the material and then is extruded through an opening in the cell membrane (distinguished from endocytosis).

Origin of exocytosis

1960–65; exo- + -cyte + -osis; cf. endocytosis

Related formsex·o·cy·tot·ic

[ek-soh-sahy-tot-ik] /ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for exocytosis

exocytosis

noun

a process by which material is exported from a biological cell

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exocytosis in Medicine

exocytosis

[ĕk′sō-sī-tō′sĭs]

n. pl. ex•o•cy•to•ses (-sēz′)

The appearance of migrating inflammatory cells in the epidermis.

A process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane.emiocytosis