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... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Death > Cadaver > Postmortem Changes > Autolysis

Preferred term

Autolysis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • restrict to humans and higher animals; BACTERIOLYSIS is also available

Scope note

  • The spontaneous disintegration of tissues or cells by the action of their own autogenous enzymes.

History note

  • 72(68)

In other languages

  • autolyysi

    Finnish

  • autolysis
  • autolysoituminen
  • itsestään hajoaminen
  • Självupplösning

    Swedish

  • Autodigestion
  • Autolys
  • Självdigestion

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001329

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