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Word: Autophagy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from auto- + -phagy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɔːˈtɒfədʒi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
consumption of the body’s own tissue as a metabolic process occurring in starvation and certain diseases
Short Definition:metabolic consumption of body's own tissue
Examples:- the process of starvation-induced autophagy was recently the focus of extensive research
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