Medical term:
autodigestion
autodigestion
[aw″to-dĭ-jes´chun]dissolution of tissue by its own secretions.
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au·tol·y·sis
(aw-tol'i-sis),1. Enzymatic digestion of cells (especially dead or degenerate) by enzymes present within them (autogenous).
2. Destruction of cells as a result of the presence of a lysin formed in those cells or others in the same organism.
Synonym(s): autocytolysis, autodigestion, isophagy
[auto- + G. lysis, dissolution]
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autodigestion
(1) Autolysis.(2) Erosive gastritis.
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autodigestion
Pathology The release of enzymes from macrophages, resulting in tissue destruction linked to cell and tissue death in acute pancreatitisMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
au·tol·y·sis
(aw-tol'i-sis)1. Enzymatic digestion of cells (especially dead or degenerate) by enzymes present within them (autogenous).
2. Destruction of cells as a result of a lysin formed in those cells or others in the same organism.
Synonym(s): autocytolysis, autodigestion, isophagy.
Synonym(s): autocytolysis, autodigestion, isophagy.
[auto- + G. lysis, dissolution]
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