— endocytic /en'doh sit"ik/ , endocytotic /en'doh suy tot"ik/ , adj.
/en'doh suy toh"sis/ , 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 .
[ 1960-65; ENDO- + -CYTE + -OSIS, perh. on the model of PHAGOCYTOSIS ]