lysosome
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/
- Specialized
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lisosoma
- The function of cortical neuronal lysosomes is abnormal in Alzheimer’s disease.
- organelle such as lysosome
Examples
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So this recycling that happens in the part of our cells called the lysosomes, which is like the junkyard where we do all the recycling that's happening in the background.
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Here you've got things called lysosomes that are sitting nearby.
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Endosomal lysosomes contain a wide array of proteolytic enzymes and are sites for cellular protein breakdown.
Academic text (1992) -
The macrophages and the neutrophils are cells that eat that phagocytose microbial cells and they deliver them then to the lysosomes for digestion.
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Chloroquine, for example, is a weak base and is concentrated in lysosomes, where it raises the pH and thus inhibits acid-dependent hydrolases.
Academic text (1992) -
Lipofuscin is a non-degradable metabolic by-product that builds up in lysosomes over time and has been associated with age-related cellular degeneration, particularly macular degeneration.
Academic text (2018) -
The lysosome plays a vital role in breaking down waste materials within the cell.
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In cells, lysosomes contain digestive enzymes that help clear cellular debris.
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During digestion, waste materials are transported to lysosomes for breakdown.
Surface Forms
Morphology
lysosome = lyso + some
Formed from bound Greek combining forms (lyso- + -some) that are not recognizable as standalone English words, so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from familiar English components.
Etymology
The word lysosome comes from the Greek parts lysis 'breaking' and soma 'body', and you can see lysis in the common word analysis, where it means 'breaking down'. So a lysosome is a small part of a cell that breaks down waste and old cell parts.