pinosome


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pinosome

 [pin´o-sōm]
the intracellular vacuole formed by pinocytosis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pin·o·some

(pin'ō-sōm, pī'nō-),
A fluid-filled vacuole formed by pinocytosis.
[G. pineō, to drink, + sōma, body]
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pin·o·some

(pin'ŏ-sōm)
A fluid-filled vacuole formed by pinocytosis.
[G. pineō, to drink, + sōma, body]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012