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Autophagy
Meaning
Noun
●
In Cytology:
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.
●
In Cytology:
A type of
programmed cell death
accomplished
through self-digestion.
●
Self-consumption; the
act
of
eating
oneself.
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Origin
autophagy
English
-phagy
English
-φαγία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
auto-
English
αὐτo-
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
αὐτός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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