SINCE 1828
phagolysosome
noun
phago·ly·so·some
| \ ˌfag-ə-ˈlī-sə-sōm
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Medical Definition of phagolysosome
: a digestive vesicle formed within a cell by the fusion of a phagosome containing ingested material and a lysosome containing hydrolytic enzymes
Other Words from phagolysosome
phagolysosomal
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adjective
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adjective
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