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senescence
se·nes·cent S0263000 (sĭ-nĕs′ənt)adj.1. Growing old; aging.2. No longer dividing. Used of a cell.
[Latin senēscēns, senēscent-, present participle of senēscere, to grow old, inchoative of senēre, to be old, from senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
se·nes′cence n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  senescence - the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing ageageing, agingcatabiosis - normal aging of cellsbiological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms | | 2. |  senescence - the property characteristic of old ageagednessoldness - the opposite of youngness |
senescencenounOld age:age, agedness, elderliness, senectitude, year (used in plural).Translationssenescence
senescence[si′nes·əns] (biology) The study of the biological changes related to aging, with special emphasis on plant, animal, and clinical observations which may apply to humans. (geology) The part of the erosion cycle at which the stage of old age begins. senescence
senescence [sĕ-nes´ens] the process of growing old; see also aging" >aging. adj., adj senes´cent.se·nes·cence (sē-nes'ens), The state of being old. [L. senesco, to grow old, fr. senex, old] se·nes·cence (sĕ-nes'ĕns) The state of being old. [L. senesco, to grow old, fr. senex, old]senescence the process of growing old which occurs in all species and is typified by a gradual slowing down of METABOLISM and breakdown of tissues, often accompanied by endocrinal changes.SenescenceAging.Mentioned in: Agingse·nes·cence (sĕ-nes'ĕns) The state of being old. [L. senesco, to grow old, fr. senex, old]senescence
Synonyms for senescencenoun old ageSynonyms- age
- agedness
- elderliness
- senectitude
- year
Synonyms for senescencenoun the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing ageSynonymsRelated Words- catabiosis
- biological process
- organic process
noun the property characteristic of old ageSynonymsRelated Words |