Medical Definition of Autopepsia

1. Rarely used term for self-digestion, said of ulceration of the gastric mucous membrane by its own secretion, or the digestion of the skin surrounding a gastrostomy or colostomy opening. Origin: auto-+ G. Pepsis, digestion (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autopepsia

autonymy
autooxidation
autooxidations
autopalatine
autopalatines
autoparenchymatous metaplasia
autopartitioning
autopathic
autopathographies
autopathography
autopay
autopayment
autopen
autopens
autopentaploid
autopepsia (current term)
autoperformance
autoperformances
autophagi
autophagia
autophagic
autophagic vacuole
autophagies
autophagocytosis
autophagolysosome
autophagolysosomes
autophagomometer
autophagosomal
autophagosome
autophagosomes

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