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Senescence

//sɪˈnɛ.səns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age. uncountable, usually

    "Organized shuffleboard has always filled me with dread. Everything about it suggests infirm senescence and death: it’s like it’s a game played on the skin of a void and the rasp of the sliding puck is the sound of that skin getting abraded away bit by bit."

  2. 2
    the property characteristic of old age wordnet
  3. 3
    Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage. uncountable, usually

    "2018, University of Edinburgh, "Liver Study Offers Insights into Hard-to-treat Diseases" (9 March 2018), Drug Discovery & Development. Tests in mice found that inducing senescence in bile duct cells - mimicking the process seen in human bile duct disease - led to liver scarring and damage of liver function."

  4. 4
    the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age wordnet
  5. 5
    Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit. uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    Condition when the cell ceases to divide. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From senescent + -ence.

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