overdigestion

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noun

Excessive digestion

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Meanings

nounoverdigestion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive digestion

    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 ].

    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, →DOI

Origin

From over- + digestion.

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APA

overdigestion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdigestion

MLA

“overdigestion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdigestion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdigestion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdigestion.

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