Golgi body
[ gohl-jee bod-ee, gawl-jee ]
nounCell Biology.
an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
Origin of Golgi body
1First recorded in 1920–25
- Also called Gol·gi ap·pa·rat·us [gohl-jee ap-uh-rat-uhs, gawl-jee], /ˈgoʊl dʒi æp əˌræt əs, ˈgɔl dʒi/, Gol·gi com·plex [gohl-jee kom-pleks, gawl-jee] /ˈgoʊl dʒi ˌkɒm plɛks, ˈgɔl dʒi/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for Golgi body
Golgi body
noun
a membranous complex of vesicles, vacuoles, and flattened sacs in the cytoplasm of most cells: involved in intracellular secretion and transport
Origin of Golgi body
1C20: named after C. Golgi
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