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endocytosis

1) The uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of its plasma membrane.

2) The uptake of external materials by cells by the invagination of small region of the plasma membrane to form a new intracellular membrane-limited vesicle.

3) Incorporation of substances into a cell by phagocytosis or pinocytosis.

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