au·tol·y·sis 
(ô-tŏlĭ-sĭs)
(ô-tŏlĭ-sĭs)n.
The breaking down of cells or tissues by their own enzymes. Also called self-digestion.
au′to·lytic (ô′tə-lĭtĭk) adj.
- accede
- accedence
- acceder
- accelerando
- accelerant
- accelerate
- acceleration
- acceleration of gravity
- accelerative
- accelerator
- accelerator mass spectrometry
- acceleratory
- accelerograph
- accelerometer
- accent
- accentual
- accentually
- accentual-syllabic
- accentuate
- accentuation
- accept
- acceptability
- acceptable
- acceptableness
- acceptably