Meanings
nounphagosome (plural phagosomes)
plural phagosomes
- A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
Granules characterized by their ability to segregate foreign proteins (phagosomes) were identified in the cells of many rat organs after intravenous administration of horseradish peroxidase, by using the conventional test with benzidine for the histochemical detection of peroxidase.
1959 March 25, Werner Straus, “Rapid Cytochemical Identification of Phagosomes in Various Tissues of the Rat and their Differentiation from Mitochondria by the Peroxidase Method”, in Journal of Cell Biology, volume 5, number 2, page 193
Origin
- Englishphago-
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
- Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
- Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
- Englishphagosome
Translations
Catalan fagosoma
- fagosomamembrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
Chinese Mandarin 吞噬體 /吞噬体
- 吞噬體 /吞噬体 (tūnshìtǐ)membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
Italian fagosoma
- fagosomamembrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
Portuguese fagossomo, fagossoma
- fagossomomembrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
- fagossomamembrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
Spanish fagosoma
- fagosomamembrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
Cite this entry
APA
phagosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagosome
MLA
“phagosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagosome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phagosome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagosome.
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