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phagosome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English phago- Proto-Indo-European *tewh2- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English phagosome From phago- + -some.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fagosoma — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吞噬體 /吞噬体 (tūnshìtǐ) — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
  • Italian: fagosoma — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
  • Portuguese: fagossomo — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
  • Portuguese: fagossoma — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material
  • Spanish: fagosoma — membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material