单词 | autophagia |
释义 | 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/. Origin of autophagiaauto-1 + -phagia OTHER WORDS FROM autophagiaau·to·phag·ic [aw-tuh-faj-ik], /ˌɔ təˈfædʒ ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby autophagiaautonomy, autonym, autooxidation, autopay, autopen, autophagia, autophyte, autopilot, autopista, autoplast, autoplasty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for autophagiaautophagia [ 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. Other words from autophagiaau′to•phag′ic (-făj′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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