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An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
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lysosome
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A lysosome is a membrane-bounded organelle found in most animal cells . They are spherical vesicles which contain hydrolytic enzymes that can break down virtually all kinds of biomolecules . Simply stated, a lysosome is a type of vesicle with specific composition, ...
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n. (context cytology English) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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1955, from lyso- + -some (3).
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n. an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
Usage examples of lysosome.
These sacs, called lysosomes, require ATP to maintain the integrity of their double walls.
After death, when the ATP gravy train stops, lysosomes break down, spilling their cargo of acid-like enzymes into the body of the cell.