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autophagia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tə fā′jə, -jē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•to•pha•gia  (ô′tə fā′jə, -jē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologycontrolled digestion of damaged organelles within a cell.
  2. Physiologythe maintenance of bodily nutrition by the metabolic breakdown of some bodily tissues.
Also, au•toph•a•gy  (ô tof′ə jē).USA pronunciation 
  • auto-1 + -phagia

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