autophagy

1. (countable, uncountable)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.

   Near-synonym: autocytolysis

   Autophagie

   аутофа́гияautofágija

   автофагі́яavtofahíja

2. (countable, uncountable)A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.

3. (countable, rare, uncountable)Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.

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