cytolysosome

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cytolysosome /cy·to·ly·so·some/ (sīt″o-li´so-sōm) autophagosome.

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An enlarged vacuole in the cellular cytoplasm containing mitochondria, ribosomes, and other organelles that fuses with cytoplasmic lysosomes and enzymatically digests their contents.

autophagosome [aw″to-fa´go-sōm]

a secondary lysosome in which elements of a cell's own cytoplasm are digested.

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