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en•do•cy•to•sis
Pronunciation: (en"dō-sī-tō'sis), [key]—
n. Physiol.
the transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell by means of a coated vacuole or vesicle (distinguished from
exocytosis). Cf.
phagocytosis, pinocytosis.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.