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endocytosis
noun
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Word History
New Latin, from end- + -cytosis (as in phagocytosis)
1963, in the meaning defined above
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“Endocytosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endocytosis. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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