MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : phagosome;
MeSH hyponym : phagolysosomes; Phagolysosome;
MeSH annotation : A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagosome;
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.