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autophagia
[ aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
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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Other Words From
- au·to·phag·ic [aw-t, uh, -, faj, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of autophagia1
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