phagolysosome

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What does phagolysosome mean?

A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from the fusing of a lysosome and a phagosome

Where does phagolysosome come from?

Etymology tree English phago- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor. English lyso- 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 lysosome English phagolysosome From phago- + lysosome.

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