English Explanatory Dictionary

mitophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell death

Word forms

mitophagy

Etymology

Blend of mitochondrial + autophagy.

Related words

mitophagic transmitophagy
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