exocytosis

[ ek-soh-sahy-toh-sis ]

nounPhysiology.
  1. 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).

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Origin of exocytosis

1
1960–65; exo- + -cyte + -osis; cf. endocytosis

Other words from exocytosis

  • ex·o·cy·tot·ic [ek-soh-sahy-tot-ik], /ˌɛk soʊ saɪˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for exocytosis

exocytosis

/ (ˌɛksəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /


noun
  1. a process by which material is exported from a biological cell

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