autophagosome

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What does autophagosome mean?

A phagosome in which part of a cell's own cytoplasm is digested

Where does autophagosome come from?

Etymology tree English auto- 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 English autophagosome From auto- + phagosome.

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