"phagosome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phagosomes [plural]
Etymology: From phago- + -some. Etymology templates: {{af|en|phago-|-some}} phago- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} phagosome (plural phagosomes)
  1. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis. Wikipedia link: phagosome Derived forms: autolipophagosome, autophagosome, endophagosome, erythrophagosome, heterophagosome, lysophagosome, megaphagosome, melanophagosome, mitophagosome, phagosomal Related terms: phagolysosome Translations (membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material): fagosoma [masculine] (Catalan), 吞噬體 (Chinese Mandarin), 吞噬体 (tūnshìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), fagosoma [masculine] (Italian), fagossomo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), fagossoma [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), fagosoma [masculine] (Spanish)

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