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Definition autophagy in American English

autophagy noun

noun
1

the capacity of cells to destroy and repair themselves

Example

One of the key roles of autophagy is regulating how your cells degrade.

2

the way in which the body consumes its own tissue when starving or in certain diseases

Definition autophagy in American English