endosome

noun
en·​do·​some | \ ˈen-də-ˌsōm How to pronounce endosome (audio) \

Definition of endosome

: a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis

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Under the stimulus of pain, NK1 receptors actually migrate from the surface of neurons into internal compartments called endosomes, the study found. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blocking chronic pain that's currently out of drugs' reach," 31 May 2017

First Known Use of endosome

1887, in the meaning defined above

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endosome

noun
en·​do·​some | \ ˈen-də-ˌsōm How to pronounce endosome (audio) \

Medical Definition of endosome

1 : a conspicuous body other than a chromatin granule that occurs within the nuclear membrane of a vesicular protozoan nucleus and is either a karyosome or a nucleolus
2 : a vesicle formed by the invagination and pinching off of the cell membrane during endocytosis