pinocytosis

English

Etymology

From New Latin pīnocytōsis, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”) + cyt- + -osis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

pinocytosis (uncountable)

1. (biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.

Derived terms

• macropinocytosis

Related terms

• pinocyte
• pinocytic
• pinocytize
• pinocytose
• pinocytotic
• pinosome

 

Translations

a form of endocytosis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 胞饮作用

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} pinocytose ?
• French: pinocytose (fr) f, micropinocytose (fr) f
• German: Pinozytose f
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} pinocitózis
• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} pinositosis
• Irish: pinicíotóis f
• Italian: pinocitosi (it) f
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: pînosîtoz

• Polish: pinocytoza f
• Portuguese: pinocitose f
• Romanian: pinocitoză f
• Russian: пиноцито́з (ru) m (pinocitóz)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} pinocitosis f
• Swedish: pinocytos (sv) ?

References

“pinocytosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.