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AUTOLYSIS

\ˌɔːtə͡ʊlˈa͡ɪsiz], \ˌɔːtə‍ʊlˈa‍ɪsiz], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_l_ˈaɪ_s_i_z]\

Definitions of AUTOLYSIS

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The spontaneous disintegration of tissues or cells by the action of their own autogenous enzymes.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The solution of plant or animal tissue by means of its own enzymes. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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