Golgi apparatus

noun

variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex

1

: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins see cell illustration

2

: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome

Word History

Etymology

Camillo Golgi

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun

Gol·​gi apparatus

ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē-

: a stack of flattened sacs of membranes in the cytoplasm of a cell that is active in the formation and transport of cell products

called also Golgi complex

Medical Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun

variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex

1

: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins

2

: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome