Medical Dictionary
autophagy
noun au·toph·a·gy \ȯ-ˈtäf-ə-jē\
plural au·toph·a·gies
Medical Definition of AUTOPHAGY
: digestion of cellular constituents by enzymes of the same cell
—au·toph·a·gic \-jik\ adjective
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