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- Word comparison: endocytosis vs. exocytosis
endocytosis vs. exocytosis
noun
Physiology.
the transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell by means of a coated vacuole or vesicle (exocytosis ).
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 (endocytosis ).