Definition of "lysosomes" []

• Plural form of lysosome. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Organelles within the cell called lysosomes are charged with the responsibility of basically chewing up auto-phagy: self eating these junk proteins to keep the cell free of garbage, allowing it to do its job."
• "The body has ways of clearing the debris that involve transporting the stuff to areas of the cell called lysosomes where it can be chemically degraded into its component amino acids, which are then used by the cell or transported to the blood."
• "Normally the cell is protected from the aggressive enzymes by protecting membranes but during certain conditions the lysosomal membranes may break down and the lysosomes are then real suicide pills for the cell."