vacuolation

[ vak-yoo-uh-ley-shuhn, -yuh-ley- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the formation of vacuoles.
the state of being vacuolate.
a system of vacuoles.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuolation¹

First recorded in 1855–60; vacuole + -ation

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In the process of transformation the increased protoplasm of the epithelia first exhibits shining homogeneous lumps, which, after an intermediate stage of vacuolation, undergo an endogenous metamorphosis into nucleated bodies with a reticulum in each.

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vacuolate vacuole

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