noun
endocytosis
Scientific term for the process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them. Used in biology and medicine.
エンドサイトーシスは、細胞が外部から物質を取り込む重要な仕組みです。
Endocytosis is an important mechanism by which cells take in substances from the outside.
Exocytosis is the opposite process, where cells expel materials. Endocytosis is about intake.
Pinocytosis is a type of endocytosis involving liquid uptake. エンドサイトーシス is the broader term.
Borrowed from English 'endocytosis', itself from Greek roots 'endo-' (inside) and 'kytos' (cell).