1. plural of endocytosis; processes by which cells take in substances from outside by engulfing them in a membrane-bound vesicle
Usage: biology; cell biology

1. third-person singular present tense of endocytose; to undergo or perform endocytosis
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• The cell endocytoses nutrients from the surrounding fluid.
• Multiple endocytoses occur simultaneously in the cell membrane.
• Receptor-mediated endocytoses allow cells to selectively absorb specific molecules.
• The virus enters the cell through one of several endocytoses pathways.
• Phagocytosis and pinocytosis are two major types of endocytoses.
• When the cell endocytoses the particle, it becomes enclosed in a vesicle.