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endosome
noun en·do·some \ˈen-də-ˌsōm\
Definition of ENDOSOME
: a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis
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First Known Use of ENDOSOME
1887
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endosome
noun en·do·some \ˈen-də-ˌsōm\
Medical Definition of ENDOSOME
1
: a conspicuous body other than a chromatin granule that occurs within the nuclear membrane of a vesicular protozoan nucleus and is either a karyosome or a nucleolus
2
: a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis
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