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MSH: The engulfing of liquids by cells by a process of invagination and closure of the cell membrane to form fluid-filled vacuoles.,CSP: engulfing of liquids by cells by a process of invagination and closure of the cell membrane to form fluid-filled vacuoles.,GO: An endocytosis process that results in the uptake of liquid material by cells from their external environment; literally 'cell drinking'. Liquid is enclosed in vesicles, called pinosomes, formed by invagination of the plasma membrane. [ISBN:0198506732]
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