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单词 exocytosis
释义

exocytosis

noun

exo·​cy·​to·​sis ˌek-sō-sī-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce exocytosis (audio)
plural exocytoses ˌek-sō-sī-ˈtō-ˌsēz How to pronounce exocytosis (audio)
: the release of cellular substances (such as secretory products) contained in cell vesicles by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the plasma membrane and subsequent release of the contents to the exterior of the cell
exocytotic
ˌek-sō-sī-ˈtä-tik How to pronounce exocytosis (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Once packaged, coronaviruses leave their host cell via an export system that's normally used to send material to the cell's surface (a process called exocytosis). John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from exo- + cyt- + -osis

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

exocytosis

noun

exo·​cy·​to·​sis ˌek-sō-sī-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce exocytosis (audio)
plural exocytoses -ˌsēz How to pronounce exocytosis (audio)
: the release of cellular substances (as secretory products) contained in cell vesicles by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the plasma membrane and subsequent release of the contents to the exterior of the cell
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