senescence /se·nes·cence/ (sĕ-nes´ens) the process of growing old, especially the condition resulting from the transitions and accumulations of the deleterious aging processes.
Senescence
senescence
senescence (s
nes´ns),
se·nes·cence (s -n s  ns)n. The process of growing old; aging. |
Senescence
Aging.
Mentioned in: Aging
senescence
[sənes′əns]
Etymology: L, senescere, to grow old
the state of being old.
senescence (s
nes´ns),n the process of growing old.
senescence, dental,
n a condition of the teeth and associated structures in which deterioration results from aging or premature aging processes.
senescence
depression of body functions as part of the process of growing old.
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