phagosome

(noun)

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

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Examples of phagosome in the following topics:

  • Cell Structure, Metabolism, and Motility

    • The vesicle containing the ingested particle, the phagosome, then fuses with a lysosome containing hydrolytic enzymes to produce a phagolysosome, which breaks down the food particle into small molecules that diffuse into the cytoplasm for use in cellular metabolism.