Phrase guide

Golgi apparatus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A network of membranes in the cytoplasm of those animal cells that produce secretions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Golgi complex, Golgi body, Golgi

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Golgi body, Golgi complex, dictyosome

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vesicle, cyst

History

Etymology

Named after Italian biologist and physician Camillo Golgi.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: апара́т на Го́лджи (aparát na Góldži) — organelle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高爾基器 /高尔基器 (Gāo'ěrjī qì) — organelle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高爾基體 /高尔基体 (Gāo'ěrjī tǐ) — organelle
  • Finnish: Golgin laite — organelle
  • French: appareil de Golgi — organelle
  • Galician: aparato de Golgi — organelle
  • German: Golgi-Apparat — organelle
  • Hungarian: Golgi-készülék — organelle
  • Indonesian: badan Golgi — organelle
  • Italian: apparato del Golgi — organelle
  • Japanese: ゴルジ体 (gorujitai) — organelle
  • Korean: 골지체 (goljiche) — organelle
  • Northern Kurdish: heybera Golgi — organelle
  • Persian: جسم گلژی (jesm e golži) — organelle
  • Persian: دستگاه گلژی (dastgâh e golži) — organelle
  • Polish: aparat Golgiego — organelle
  • Portuguese: aparelho de Golgi — organelle
  • Portuguese: complexo de Golgi — organelle
  • Russian: аппара́т Го́льджи (apparát Gólʹdži) — organelle
  • Spanish: aparato de Golgi — organelle
  • Swedish: golgiapparat — organelle
  • Tagalog: Golgilawas — organelle
  • Turkish: Golgi aygıtı — organelle
  • Turkish: Golgi cisimciği — organelle
  • Welsh: organigyn Golgi — organelle