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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
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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
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“Golgi apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Golgi%20apparatus. Accessed 21 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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