Usually means: Small, flask-shaped membrane invaginations.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Caveolae)

noun:  In biology, caveolae (Latin for "little caves"; singular, caveola), which are a special type of lipid raft, are small (50–100 nanometer) invaginations of the plasma membrane in the cells of many vertebrates.


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