vacuolize

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^[1], 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.