Golgi body

[ gohl-jee bod-ee, gawl-jee ]

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. 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.

Golgi body

noun

1. a membranous complex of vesicles, vacuoles, and flattened sacs in the cytoplasm of most cells: involved in intracellular secretion and transport

Word History and Origins

Origin of Golgi body¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of Golgi body¹

C20: named after C. Golgi

Example Sentences

Sometimes described as appearing like a stack of deflated balloons or some dropped lasagna, the organelle called the Golgi body is composed of a series of cup-shaped membrane-covered sacs.

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