Definition of Passive transport

1. Noun. Transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required.

Generic synonyms: Transport

Medical Definition of Passive transport

1. The movement of a substance, usually across a plasma membrane, by a mechanism that does not require metabolic energy. See: active transport, transport protein, facilitated diffusion, ion channels. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Passive Transport

passive immunity
passive immunization
passive immunotherapy
passive incontinence
passive learning
passive length-tension curve
passive matrix display
passive medium
passive movement
passive prophylaxis
passive resistance
passive resister
passive source
passive transference
passive transport (current term)
passive transport (current term)
passive tremor
passive trust
passive vasoconstriction
passive vasodilation
passive voice
passivism
passivism
passivisms
passivist
passivists
passivities
passivity
passivity
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