English

Noun

macropinocytosis

1. (cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a large fluid-filled vesicle, or macropinosome, is pinched off from the cell membrane and brought into the interior of the cell

Derived terms

• macropinocytic, macropinocytotic

Related terms

• macropinosome
• pinocytosis

See also

• phagocytosis
• macropinocytosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia