caveola
noun
cav·e·o·la
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plural caveolae\ ˌka-vē-ˈō-ˌlē
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Definition of caveola
: a flask-shaped invagination of a cell's plasma membrane that is involved especially in endocytosis by pinching off and forming vesicles in the cytoplasm
Other Words from caveola
caveolar
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adjective
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adjective
… clearly of benefit to pathogens, caveolae-dependent endocytosis does not feed into the lysosome pathway and does not result in the degradation of the contents of caveolar vesicles.
— Jeoung-Sook Shin and Soman N. Abraham
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caveola
noun
cav·e·o·la
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plural caveolae\ -ˌlē
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Medical Definition of caveola
: a flask-shaped invagination of the plasma membrane that is involved especially in endocytosis by pinching off and forming vesicles in the cytoplasm
These findings suggest that the virions entered the cell and were transported to the nucleus through caveolae.— Tina Petrogiannis-Haliotis et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 25 Oct. 2001
Note: Caveolae are coated by proteins called caveolins and contain larger amounts of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids than the surrounding plasma membrane.
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caveolar
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caveolar vesicles