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Medical Definition of Autophagia
1. 1. Biting one's own flesh; e.g., as a symptom of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. 2. Maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues. Synonym: autophagy. Origin: auto-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autophagia
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