AUTOPHAGOCYTOSIS
\ˌɔːtə͡ʊfˌaɡəsɪtˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ˌɔːtəʊfˌaɡəsɪtˈəʊsɪs], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_f_ˌa_ɡ_ə_s_ɪ_t_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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The segregation and degradation of damaged or unwanted cytoplasmic constituents by autophagic vacuoles (cytolysosomes) composed of lysosomes containing cellular components in the process of digestion; it plays an important role in metamorphosis of amphibians, in the removal of bone by osteoclasts, and in the degradation of normal cell components in nutritional deficiency states.
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