Medical Definition of Rhopheocytosis

1. Formation of vacuoles at a cell surface without prior formation of cytoplasmic projections, by which the cell appears to aspirate surrounding material. See: pinocytosis. Origin: G. Rhopheo, to gulp down, or aspirate, + kytos, cell, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhopheocytosis

rhonchal
rhonchal fremitus
rhonchi
rhonchial
rhonchial
rhonchus
rhonchus
Rhone
Rhone-Alpes
rhones
Rhone River
Rhone wine
rhopalic
rhopalium
rhopalocera
rhopheocytosis (current term)
rhoptry
rhos
rhotacism
rhotacism
rhotacisms
rhotic
rho factor
rho gene
rhtic
rhtizite
rhubarb
rhubarb
rhubarbs
rhubarby

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