autophagia
American
[aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]
/ ˌɔ təˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /
Also
autophagy
noun
Physiology.
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controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.
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the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues.
Other Word Forms
- autophagic adjective
Etymology
Origin of autophagia
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