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Meaning of SENESCENCE
Pronunciation:
sun'esuns
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Definition:
[n]
the
property
characteristic
of
old
age
[n]
the
organic
process
of
growing
older
and
showing
the
effects
of
increasing
age
Synonyms:
agedness
,
ageing
,
aging
See Also:
biological process
,
catabiosis
,
oldness
,
organic process
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Se
*
nes
"
cence
\,
n
. [
See
{
Senescent
}.]
The
state
of
growing
old
;
decay
by
time
.
Medical Dictionary
Definition:
Process of aging.
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
The state of being in old age; the process of aging. The biological study of aging and its effects on the body.
Glossary
Definition:
old age.
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