lysosomal refractile body accumulation Lysosomal refractile bodies are apoptotic-like cell corpse; however, they differ in size and shape and can be described as resembling irregular cell corpses. These bodies have been shown to represent enlarged lysosomes and can occur in conjunction with altered programmed cell death programs. WBPhenotype:0002368 C_elegans_phenotype_ontology lysosome homeostasis abnormal