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Autodigestion vs Autophagy - What's the difference?

autodigestion | autophagy |

In biology terms the difference between autodigestion and autophagy

is that autodigestion is the digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself while autophagy is a type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.

autodigestion

English

Noun

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  • (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.

    • autophagy

    English

    (wikipedia autophagy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
  • (biology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion
  • (rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-consumption) autocannibalism

    Coordinate terms

    * (programmed cell death) apoptosis