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Autophagy

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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.

  3. 3

    Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.

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