Phagosome Definition

făgə-sōm
noun
A membrane-bound vesicle found in a cell by an inward folding of the cell membrane to hold foreign matter taken into the cell by phagocytosis.
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Noun

Singular:
phagosome
Plural:
phagosomes

Origin of Phagosome

  • phago- +"Ž -some

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