01 n. The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atro…
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The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of cells in a tissue, in contrast to necrosis.(Biol. & Med.)