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nounexocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural exocytoses)
plural exocytoses
- countableuncountablebiologyThe secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.
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Rhymes with exocytosis
diagnosistuberculosisosteoporosishypnosissclerosisapoptosisprognosisthrombosisstenosispsychosisosmosismitosisacidosissymbiosismeiosisneurosisphagocytosisendocytosisgnosisamyloidosismononucleosishemochromatosissilicosishalitosis
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