autolysis
- Noun. (context, pathology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
- Noun. (pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
- Noun. (pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
- Noun. The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
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