Phagosome
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From phago- + -some.
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