单词 | autophagia |
释义 | autophagia in British Englishnoun sustenance by self-absorption of the tissues of the body autophagia in American English (ˌɔtəˈfeidʒə, -dʒiə) noun Physiology Also: autophagy1. controlled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell 2. the maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues Derived forms autophagic (ˌɔtəˈfædʒɪk) adjective Word origin [auto-1 + -phagia]auto- is a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix auto- include: autogamy, autoignition, autoinfection, automotive, autonomousExamples of 'autophagia' in a sentence |
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