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Golgi apparatus Definition

Golgi apparatus (gôl′jē, gōl′jē)

noun

a network of stainable cytoplasmic fibers, rods, granules, etc., that can collect proteins and secrete them outside the cell

Etymology: after C. Golgi (1844-1926), It neurologist, who first observed it (1909)

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