phagosome
/ˈfæɡəˌsoʊm/
noun
- A membrane-bound compartment inside a cell that engulfs and digests foreign particles, such as bacteria or dead cell parts.
- Scientists observed how the phagosome fused with a lysosome to break down the captured material.
- The white blood cell formed a phagosome around the invading bacteria.
- In the immune system, a phagosome helps destroy pathogens that enter the body.