Cell Component
phagolysosome
Definitions related to phagolysosomes:
  • A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle formed by maturation of an early phagosome following the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis; during maturation, phagosomes acquire markers of late endosomes and lysosomes.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • An organelle formed by the fusion of a phagosome with the lysosome, where the contents of the phagosome are degraded.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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