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vacuolation

American  
[vak-yoo-uh-ley-shuhn, -yuh-ley-] / ˌvæk yu əˈleɪ ʃən, -yəˈleɪ- /

noun

  1. the formation of vacuoles.

  2. the state of being vacuolate.

  3. a system of vacuoles.

Etymology

Origin of vacuolation

First recorded in 1855–60; vacuole + -ation

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In the process of transformation the increased protoplasm of the epithelia first exhibits shining homogeneous lumps, which, after an intermediate stage of vacuolation, undergo an endogenous metamorphosis into nucleated bodies with a reticulum in each.

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