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overdigestion

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ digestion.

Noun

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overdigestion (uncountable)

  1. Excessive digestion
    • 2015 October 8, “Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Autophagy Provides Cytoprotection from Chemical Hypoxia and Oxidant Injury and Ameliorates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Under certain situations including impairment in the completion of the autophagy process and overdigestion of cytoplasmic contents due to excessive autophagy may lead to autophagic cell death [62 ].