| EXOCYTOSIS | • exocytosis n. (Biology) The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or… • EXOCYTOSIS n. the release of cellular substances contained in cell vesicles. |
| ENDOCYTOSIS | • endocytosis n. (Cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. • ENDOCYTOSIS n. the process by which a living cell takes up molecules bound to its surface. |
| PINOCYTOSIS | • pinocytosis n. (Biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated… • PINOCYTOSIS n. a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| ATHROCYTOSIS | • athrocytosis n. The absorption of foreign material in the cytoplasm of some cells. • ATHROCYTOSIS n. of a cell, having the ability to absorb and store foreign matter. |
| LEUCOCYTOSIS | • leucocytosis n. (Pathology) A raised white blood cell count, above the normal range. • LEUCOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | • leukocytosis n. Alternative spelling of leucocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| MACROCYTOSIS | • macrocytosis n. The presence of macrocytes in the blood. • MACROCYTOSIS n. the occurrence of macrocytes in the blood. |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | • phagocytosis n. (Immunology, cytology) A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia… • PHAGOCYTOSIS n. the destruction of harmful elements by phagocytes. |
| LYMPHOCYTOSIS | • lymphocytosis n. (Pathology) An increase in the number or proportion of lymphocytes in the blood. • LYMPHOCYTOSIS n. a great increase in leukocytes. |
| SPHEROCYTOSIS | • spherocytosis n. (Pathology) A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having… • SPHEROCYTOSIS n. the presence of spherocytes in the blood, as in certain haemolytic anaemias. |
| AGRANULOCYTOSIS | • agranulocytosis n. (Pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils… • AGRANULOCYTOSIS n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes, with lesions of the mucous membrane and skin. |