Golgi apparatus

noun

variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex

1

: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins see cell illustration

2

: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome

Examples of Golgi apparatus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Enlarge / The Golgi apparatus, shown here in light green, may have been involved in building internal structures in cells. —Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024

Once completed, connexins are then pinched off into vesicles (shown as a sphere) that carry them to the membrane of the nearby Golgi apparatus, where additional processing of membrane proteins occurs. —Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 1 May 2015

The nucleus contains the genetic information of a cell, which gets translated and produced into proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, two other organelles. —Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021

The vertical marks on the left of the nucleus are the Golgi apparatus, the structure that packages proteins and sends them to their destination. —Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2021

The blue lines are the Golgi apparatus, which prepares protein involved in secretion. —Colin Salter, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2015

Word History

Etymology

Camillo Golgi

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun

Gol·​gi apparatus

ˈgȯl-(ˌ)jē-

: a stack of flattened sacs of membranes in the cytoplasm of a cell that is active in the formation and transport of cell products

called also Golgi complex

Medical Definition

Golgi apparatus

noun

variants or Golgi body or Golgi complex

1

: a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of several to many smooth, membranous saccules and associated vesicles active in the modification and transport of proteins

2

: any of two or more such organelles within a cell compare dictyosome