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(biology) A form of autophagy in which a membrane (the phagophore) forms around the material to be digested before it fuses with the lysosome.
Use macroautophagy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Macroautophagy means (biology) A form of autophagy in which a membrane (the phagophore) forms around the material to be digested before it fuses with the lysosome.
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