vacuolize

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English

Etymology

From vacuole +‎ -ize.

Verb

vacuolize (third-person singular simple present vacuolizes, present participle vacuolizing, simple past and past participle vacuolized)

  1. To form vacuoles.
    • 2015 August 29, Ana M. Sahagún et al., “Study of the protective effect on intestinal mucosa of the hydrosoluble fiber Plantago ovata husk”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI:
      Compared with control animals, in rabbits treated with acetylsalicylic acid for 14 days small discontinuities were observed in glycocalix, and epithelium was disorganized and slightly vacuolized.