phagolysosome

P3H4A1G2O1L1Y4S1O1S1O1M3E1

noun

A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from the fusing of a lysosome and a phagosome

OriginEnglish lysosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounphagolysosome (plural phagolysosomes)

plural phagolysosomes

  1. biologyA membrane-bound organelle which is formed from the fusing of a lysosome and a phagosome

Origin

  1. Englishphago-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  4. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  5. Englishlyso-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  12. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  13. Englishlysosome
  14. Englishphagolysosome

From phago- + lysosome.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lysophagosome
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: phagolysosome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.