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vacuolation

American  
[vak-yoo-uh-ley-shuhn, -yuh-ley-] / ˌvæk ju əˈleɪ ʃən, -jəˈleɪ- /

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.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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