pinocytosis
/ˌpɪnəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/noun
mass noun
- Biology the ingestion of liquid into a cell by the budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane【生】胞饮（作用）; 饮液（作用）。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Greek pino 'drink' + -cytosis on the pattern of phagocytosis.