phagosome

Noun

Meaning

phagosome (plural phagosomes)

A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

phagolysosome

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

phagoscore phagosensor phagosomal phagostimulant phagostimulating phagostimulation