Definition of Autophegy
Au*toph"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; self + &?;
to eat.] (Med.) The feeding of the body upon itself, as in
fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.
Au*toph"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; self + &?;
to eat.] (Med.) The feeding of the body upon itself, as in
fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the selfsame cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
- A type of programmed cell death
- (rare) Self-consumption
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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