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Noun: Golgi body  'gol-jee'bó-dee
  1. A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
    "The Golgi body packages proteins for secretion from the cell";
    - Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome

Derived forms: Golgi bodies

Type of: cyst, vesicle

Part of: cytoplasm

Encyclopedia: Golgi body