Autophagy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
  • n. A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion
  • n. Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of feeding upon one's self.
    • Word Usage
    "This process is called autophagy literally, self-eating, and it has an important role in other parts of the body to provide energy in times of starvation."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    autocannibalism   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apoptosis    mpges-1    glycolysis    ceramide    autophagic   
     
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