Golgi apparatus
Golgi apparatus
nounDefinition of GOLGI APPARATUS
: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of smooth membranous saccules and associated vesicles and that is active in the modification and transport of proteins —called also Golgi complex — see cell illustration
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Camillo Golgi
First Known Use: 1916
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