A cell that exhibits pinocytosis. ... Origin: G. Pineo, to drink, + kytos, cell ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pin´o-) (pi´no-sīt) a cell that exhibits pinocytosis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pin′ō-sīt, pī′nō- Definitions: 1. A cell that exhibits pinocytosis.
pinocyte, pinocytic, pinocytosis, pinocytotic The inbibition [drinking]; of liquids by cells; i.e., absorption of liquids by cells; especially, the mechanism by which cells ingest extracellular fluid and its contents.