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Definition of Golgi body

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

Definition of Golgi body

1. Noun. The Golgi apparatus ¹

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Medical Definition of Golgi body

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)

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Literary usage of Golgi body

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1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"... toto ns in most animals, each golgi body is an .icro- blast :n itself and the acro.some ;i:«es as a tii>k>". product of the portions contributed by each ..."

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