1. Biting one’s own flesh; e.g., as a symptom of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
2. Maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues.
3. Syn: autophagy.
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1. Biting one’s own flesh; e.g., as a symptom of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
2. Maintenance of the nutrition of the whole body by metabolic consumption of some of the body tissues.
3. Syn: autophagy.
Origin