Vocabulary Term Details

Senescence

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence)

Senescence or biological aging is the process of accumulative changes to molecular and cellular structure that disrupts metabolism with the passage of time, resulting in deterioration and death. Senescence occurs both on the level of the whole organism (organismal senescence) as well as on the level of its individual cells (cellular senescence). (Wikipedia)

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Biological development
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Approved Date
30-May-2013

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