🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

食胞

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shokuhō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Phagosome/ˈfæɡ.ə.soʊm/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ファゴソームはリソソームと結合して内容物を分解する。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A vacuole formed around a particle absorbed by phagocytosis in the cytoplasm of a cell.

    "The macrophage engulfs the pathogen, forming a phagosome that subsequently fuses with a lysosome."
  2. 2

    A cellular compartment involved in the degradation and destruction of foreign particulate matter and microorganisms.

    "Enzymes within the phagosome break down the cellular debris for antigen presentation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words phagein (meaning 'to eat') and sōma (meaning 'body'). Coined in mid-20th century cellular biology to describe the vesicular body formed around a particle engulfed by phagocytosis.

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