autophagia

[ aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]

/ ˌɔ təˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

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noun Physiology.

controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.

the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues.

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Also au·toph·a·gy

[aw-tof-uh-jee]. /ɔˈtɒf ə dʒi/.

Origin of autophagia

au·to·phag·ic

[aw-tuh-faj-ik], /ˌɔ təˈfædʒ ɪk/, adjective