ageing phenomena
ageing phenomena
The constellation of changes seen in ageing, which simplistically falls under the label of organismal senescence, and includes a reduced response to stress, increased homeostatic dysfunction and risk of diseases, including autoimmune disease, cancer, dementia, coronary artery disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and others.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.