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pinocytosis (pin″o-) (pi″no-si-to´sis) a mechanism by which cells ingest extracellular fluid and its contents; it involves the formation of invaginations by the cell membrane, which close and break off to form fluid-filled vacuoles in the cytoplasm. adj., pinocytot´ic., adj.
Pinocytosis of small fluid droplets.
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