senescence
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Researchers describe how senescence develops across many organs, including the liver, lungs, kidneys, heart, brain, skin, and fat tissue.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
This suggests that macrophage senescence may also contribute to chronic liver disease in humans.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Ghost died Tuesday after entering senescence, the end-of-life process that starts after laying eggs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Males die within months after mating while female giant Pacific octopuses lay tens of thousands of eggs and then enter senescence, caring and protecting the eggs until death.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“It should be perfectly obvious. I engineered a way to reverse senescence through cellular regeneration.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
Vocabulary lists containing senescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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