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senescence
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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.
se·nes·cence (s-nsns)
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 [sĕ-nes´ens]
the process of growing old; see also aging. adj., adj senes´cent.

senescence (snes´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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