senescence
IPA: sʌnˈɛsʌns
noun
- (biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
- (cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
- (gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
- (botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
- (cytology, of a cell) Condition when the cell ceases to divide.
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Examples of "senescence" in Sentences
- For the biology of ageing, see senescence.
- Senescence would be a section in the ageing article.
- Is this a plausible mechanism for evolution of senescence
- In biology, 'senescence' is the state or process of ageing.
- Ripeness is followed by senescence and breakdown of the fruit.