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phagosome

phagosome noun: a membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

Noun

phagosome (plural phagosomes)

  1. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
    • Granules characterized by their ability to segregate foreign proteins (phagosomes) were identified in the cells of many rat organs after intravenous administration of horseradish peroxidase, by using the conventional test with benzidine for the histochemical detection of peroxidase.1959 March 25, Werner Straus, “Rapid Cytochemical Identification of Phagosomes in Various Tissues of the Rat and their Differentiation from Mitochondria by the Peroxidase Method”, in Journal of Cell...

Forms of phagosome

pluralphagosomes

Origin of phagosome

From phago- + -some.

Words formed from phagosome

Questions about phagosome

What does phagosome mean?
Phagosome means a membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
What part of speech is phagosome?
Phagosome is a noun.
What is the plural of phagosome?
The plural of phagosome is phagosomes.

Words near phagosome in the dictionary

  1. phagoscore
  2. phagoscores
  3. phagosensor
  4. phagosensors
  5. phagosomal
  6. phagosome
  7. phagosomes
  8. phagostimulant
  9. phagostimulants
  10. phagostimulating
  11. phagostimulation

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