autophagia
[ aw-tuh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ ˌɔ təˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /
noun Physiology.
controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.
the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues.
Also
au·toph·a·gy
[aw-tof-uh-jee] /ɔˈtɒf ə dʒi/.
OTHER WORDS FROM autophagia
au·to·phag·ic [aw-tuh-faj-ik] /ˌɔ təˈfædʒ ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby autophagia
autonomous syntax,
autonomy,
autonym,
autooxidation,
autopen,
autophagia,
autophyte,
autopilot,
autopista,
autoplast,
autoplasty
Medical definitions for autophagy
autophagia
[ ô′tə-fā′jə ]
n.
The biting of one's own flesh.
or au•toph•a•gy (ô-tŏf′ə-jē)
The segregation and disposal of damaged organelles within a cell.
or autophagy
The maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues.