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autophagy

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au⋅to⋅pha⋅gia

  [aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]
–noun Physiology.
1. controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.
2. 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] .

Origin:
auto- 1 + -phagia

Related forms:
au⋅to⋅phag⋅ic  [aw-tuh-faj-ik] , adjective
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au·toph·a·gy   (ô-tŏf'ə-jē)   
n.  The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: au·toph·a·gy
Pronunciation: o-'täf-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: digestionof cellular constituents by enzymes of the same cell —au·toph·a·gic /-jik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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autophagia au·to·pha·gia (ô'tə-fā'jə, -jē-ə)
n.

  1. The biting of one's own flesh.

  2. or au·toph·a·gy (ô-tŏf'ə-jē) The segregation and disposal of damaged organelles within a cell.

  3. or autophagy The maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues.

au'to·phag'ic (-fāj'ĭk)

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