Golgi apparatus

noun

variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex
1
: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins see cell illustration
2
: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome

Examples of Golgi apparatus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enlarge / The Golgi apparatus, shown here in light green, may have been involved in building internal structures in cells. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024 Once completed, connexins are then pinched off into vesicles (shown as a sphere) that carry them to the membrane of the nearby Golgi apparatus, where additional processing of membrane proteins occurs. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 1 May 2015 The nucleus contains the genetic information of a cell, which gets translated and produced into proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, two other organelles. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 The vertical marks on the left of the nucleus are the Golgi apparatus, the structure that packages proteins and sends them to their destination. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2021 The blue lines are the Golgi apparatus, which prepares protein involved in secretion. Colin Salter, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2015

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Word History

Etymology

Camillo Golgi

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Golgi apparatus was in 1916

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“Golgi apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Golgi%20apparatus. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun
Gol·​gi apparatus
ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē-
: a stack of flattened sacs of membranes in the cytoplasm of a cell that is active in the formation and transport of cell products

called also Golgi complex

Medical Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun
variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex
1
: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins
2
: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome

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