Word: phagosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pha
go
somes
Definition: Plural of phagosome. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.
Morphemes:
Affix: phago-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the phagocyte; a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Affix: -some
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: soma
Meaning: body
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).