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AUTOPEPSIA

\ˌɔːtə͡ʊpˈɛpsi͡ə], \ˌɔːtə‍ʊpˈɛpsi‍ə], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_p_ˈɛ_p_s_iə]\

Definitions of AUTOPEPSIA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Self-digestion,-as of the stomach after death.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Digestion of stomach-wall by its own secretion.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Self-digestion; post-mortem digestion of the stomach. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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