phag·o·ly·so·some (f g  -l  s-s m)n. A cellular body that is formed by the union of a phagosome or ingested particle with a lysosome that contains hydrolytic enzymes. |
phagolysosome,
a cytoplasmic body formed by the fusion of a phagosome, or ingested particle, with a lysosome containing hydrolytic enzymes. The enzymes digest most of the material within the phagosome.
phagolysosome
a phagocytosed substance is initially engulfed by the cell to form from an invagination of a small region of the cell membrane a phagocytic vacuole, which then fuses with a lysosome to form a phagolysosome within which the lysosomal enzymes are released and other killing mechanisms are activated and the phagocytosed material is degraded.
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