autophagy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɔˈtɑfəd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor. English -phagy English autophagy From auto- + -phagy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
Near-synonym: autocytolysis
- (countable, uncountable) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autophagies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
programmed cell death · apoptosis
Deriveds
lipoautophagy · macroautophagy · antiautophagy · mitophagy · microautophagy
Relateds
Synonyms
autocytolysis · autocannibalism (self-consumption)
Translations (37)
gl autofaxia (the process of self-digestion) · fr autophagie (the process of self-digestion) · ja オートファジー (the process of self-digestion) · id autofagi (the process of self-digestion) · fi autofagia (the process of self-digestion) · he אוֹטוֹפַגְיָה (the process of self-digestion) · sh autofàgija (the process of self-digestion) · lv autofāgija (the process of self-digestion) · sv autofagi (the process of self-digestion) · es autofagia (the process of self-digestion) · pl autofagia (the process of self-digestion) · ru аутофа́гия (the process of self-digestion) · cmn 自噬 (the process of self-digestion) · lt autofagija (the process of self-digestion) · vi tự thực (the process of self-digestion) · nl autofagie (the process of self-digestion) · ca autofàgia (the process of self-digestion) · sl avtofagija (the process of self-digestion) · bn আত্মভক্ষণ (the process of self-digestion) · ko 오토파지 (the process of self-digestion) · bg автофагия (the process of self-digestion) · nn autofagi (the process of self-digestion) · pl autofagocytoza (the process of self-digestion) · vi tự ăn mình (the process of self-digestion) · el αυτοφαγία (the process of self-digestion) · pt autofagia (the process of self-digestion) · nb autofagi (the process of self-digestion) · sh аутофа̀гија (the process of self-digestion) · be аўтафагі́я (the process of self-digestion) · kk автофагия (the process of self-digestion) · uk автофагі́я (the process of self-digestion) · bn অটোফেজি (the process of self-digestion) · it autofagia (the process of self-digestion) · de Autophagie (the process of self-digestion) · cs autofagie (the process of self-digestion) · tr otofaji (the process of self-digestion) · mk автофагија (the process of self-digestion)