Noun
phagosome (plural phagosomes)
A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
Diagrammatic representation of disc shedding and phagosome retrieval into the pigment epithelial cell http://webvision. Source: Internet
During this process, the bacterium is enveloped by the macrophage and stored temporarily in a membrane-bound vesicle called a phagosome. Source: Internet
The phagosome then combines with a lysosome to create a phagolysosome. Source: Internet