How to pronounce autophagy

Last updated: June 5, 2021 | Author: Corey Walker

What is autophagy like?

What is the definition of autophagy?

A process by which a cell breaks down and destroys old, damaged, or abnormal proteins and other substances in its cytoplasm (the fluid inside a cell). The breakdown products are then recycled for important cell functions, especially during periods of stress or starvation.

How do you pronounce phagophores?

How do you say the word apoptosis?

“ay-paw-TOE-sis”

In Greek, the second “p” is silent, so the traditional and most correct pronunciation is “ay-paw-TOE-sis”. More recently, some people have pronounced it as English Word: “Ay-POP-toe-sis.”