autophagy

Definitions

1. The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
   countable, uncountable
2. A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
   countable, uncountable
3. Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
   countable, rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: autocytolysis”

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