Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
NECROBIOSIS
necrobiosis, cell death
(noun) (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
necrobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural necrobioses)
(pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.
Synonyms
• bionecrosis
Anagrams
• bionecrosis, biosensoric
Source: Wiktionary
Nec`ro*bi*o"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol. & Med.)
Definition: The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy. Virchow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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