Definition of Golgi apparatus

1. Noun. A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions).

Exact synonyms: Dictyosome, Golgi Body, Golgi Complex
Group relationships: Cytol, Cytoplasm
Generic synonyms: Cyst, Vesicle

Definition of Golgi apparatus

1. Noun. A network of membranes in the cytoplasm of those animal cells that produce secretions ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Golgi apparatus

1. Intracellular stack of membrane bounded vesicles in which glycosylation and packaging of secreted proteins takes place. Part of the GERL complex. Synonym: Golgi body, Golgi vesicles, dictyosome (in plants), parabasal body (in flagellate protozoa). (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Golgi Apparatus

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Goldstone boson
Goldstone bosons
Goldthwait's sign
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Goldwyn
Goldwynism
Goldwynisms
Golfo de Mexico
Golgi
Golgi's cell
Golgi's osmiobichromate fixative
Golgi's stain
Golgi's theory
Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle
Golgi apparatus (current term)
Golgi bodies
Golgi body
Golgi complex
Golgi corpuscle
Golgi epithelial cell
Golgi internal reticulum
Golgi tendon organ
Golgi type II neuron
Golgi type I neuron
Golgi zone
Golgotha
Goli otok
Goliard
Goliards

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