SENESCENCE

agedness, senescence

(noun) the property characteristic of old age

aging, ageing, senescence

(noun) the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

senescence (usually uncountable, plural senescences)

(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

(cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.

(gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.

(botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.

(cytology, of a cell) Condition when the cell ceases to divide.

Synonyms

• (state or process of aging): oldhood, senectitude, vetustity; see also old age

Source: Wiktionary

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Se*nes"cence, n. Etym: [See Senescent.]

Definition: The state of growing old; decay by time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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