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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautofagia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: au-to-fa-ˈxi-a
"La autofagia es el proceso de limpieza de las células."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The normal, controlled physiological process in the body that destroys damaged or dysfunctional cells, allowing the breakdown and recycling of their components.
"Fasting is known to stimulate autophagy, helping the body to clear out damaged cellular debris." - 2
A pathological or abnormal self-consumption of tissue in a living organism.
"Under extreme starvation conditions, the excessive autophagy can lead to severe muscle wasting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek 'autos' meaning 'self' and 'phagein' meaning 'to eat'. Coined in the mid-20th century in scientific nomenclature to describe the biological process of cellular self-degradation.
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autophagie
Transliteration: o-to-fa-ʒi
"L'autophagie est un mécanisme crucial pour la santé cellulaire."
Autophagie
Transliteration: aw-to-fa-ɡiː
"Autophagie beschreibt den zellulären Recyclingprozess."
autofagia
Transliteration: au-to-fa-ˈdʒi-a
"L'autofagia aiuta a mantenere l'equilibrio cellulare."
autofagia
Transliteration: au-to-fa-ˈxi-a
"La autofagia es el proceso de limpieza de las células."
autofagia
Transliteration: aw-to-fa-ˈʒi-a
"A autofagia celular é estimulada pelo jejum intermitente."
ऑटोफैजी
Transliteration: autofaeji
"ऑटोफैजी कोशिकाओं की मरम्मत की एक प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया है।"
细胞自噬
Transliteration: xìbāo zìshì
"细胞自噬对维持机体健康至关重要。"
오토파지
Transliteration: otopaji
"오토파지는 세포가 노폐물을 청소하는 과정입니다."
オートファジー
Transliteration: ōtofajī
"オートファジーの研究は医学分野で高く評価されています。"
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