noun. The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell.

noun. The act of feeding upon one's self.

noun. The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.

noun. 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.

noun. A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion

noun. Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.

"This process is called autophagy literally, self-eating, and it has an important role in other parts of the body to provide energy in times of starvation."

Mirna  anergy  apoptosis  autophagic  broncho-pneumonia  

autocannibalism