Golgi

adjective

Gol·gi ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē

: of, relating to, or constituting the Golgi apparatus

Golgi stacks

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1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Golgi was in 1891

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Golgi

adjective

Gol·gi ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē

: of or relating to the Golgi apparatus, Golgi bodies, or the Golgi method of staining nerve tissue

Golgi vesicles

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Golgi

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Gol·gi ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē

Ca*mil*lo kä-ˈmēl-(ˌ)lō 1843(or 1844)–1926 Italian physician

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