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potocytosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊ.tə(ʊ).sʌɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
  • General-American: /ˌpoʊ.toʊˌsaɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
  • rhymes with -əʊsɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of receptor-mediated endocytosis in which small molecules are transported by caveolae across the plasma membrane of a cell and deposited directly into the cytosol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin poto (“I drink”) + cyto- (“cell”) + -osis.