autophagia
[ aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
nounPhysiology.
controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.
the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues.
Origin of autophagia
1- Also au·toph·a·gy [aw-tof-uh-jee]. /ɔˈtɒf ə dʒi/.
Other words from autophagia
- au·to·phag·ic [aw-tuh-faj-ik], /ˌɔ təˈfædʒ ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby autophagia
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