Cell Component
phagocytic vesicle
Subclass of:
Cytoplasmic Vesicles
Definitions related to phagosomes:
  • A vesicle formed by the fusion of the plasma membrane around large particles during phagocytosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Membrane-bound cytoplasmic vesicles formed by invagination of phagocytized material. They fuse with lysosomes to form phagolysosomes in which the hydrolytic enzymes of the lysosome digest the phagocytized material.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (phagocytic vesicle) A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle that arises from the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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