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Autophagy
Pronunciation : Au*toph"a*gy
Part of Speech : n. [Gr. self + to eat.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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