autophagosome

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noun

A phagosome in which part of a cell's own cytoplasm is digested

OriginEnglish phagosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounautophagosome (plural autophagosomes)

plural autophagosomes

  1. biologyA phagosome in which part of a cell's own cytoplasm is digested

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cytolysosome

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Englishphago-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  13. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  16. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  17. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  18. Englishphagosome
  19. Englishautophagosome

From auto- + phagosome.

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APA

autophagosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagosome

MLA

“autophagosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagosome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autophagosome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagosome.

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