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单词 senescence
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senescence
noun[U]
biologyspecialized
uk
/sɪˈnes.əns/us
/sɪˈnes.əns/
thefactofbecomingolder, andthereforebeing in less goodconditionand lessabletofunctionwell:
衰老，变老
Senescence refers togradualdeteriorationwithageand inanimalsistypicallyveryobviousunderzooconditions.衰老是指随着年龄的增长功能逐渐退化，在动物园条件下，动物的衰老通常非常明显。
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Deteriorating and making worse
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  • aggravate
  • backslide
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  • debase
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devaluation
  • devalue
  • disintegrate
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  • make matters worseidiom
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  • regress
  • regression
  • regressive
  • relapse
  • worse
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(Definition ofsenescencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsenescence

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These findings rule out potential site-specific differences in leafsenescenceand turnover rate.
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In some cases they also had delayedsenescenceand fewer green leaves below the ear.
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Alternatively, stimulated microglia undergosenescence, demonstrated by reduced viability and mitotic activity, after several weeks in culture and in the absence of telomerase repression.
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In summary, multiple studies have now shown the strong correlation between the formation of heterochromatin and the attainment and maintenance of thesenescencephenotype.
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The obvious answer - death - is inadequate, for death is the inevitable and unavoidable conclusion ofsenescence.
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The influence of sward condition on rates of herbage growth andsenescencein mixed swards under continuous stocking management.
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Our current knowledge of lungsenescenceis incomplete and much of it is based on detailed anatomical studies reported in the 1950s and 60s.
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It goes without saying that when plasmid transfer rates overshadow plasmidinducedsenescencedeath, the senescent type can invade.
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However, it must be remembered that cellularsenescencealso plays roles in multiple other disease states and might potentially nurture tumourigenic growth.
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The induction of premature cellularsenescenceof neoplastic cells (reverse exit route) may therefore be a strategy for anti-cancer therapeutics.
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Cellularsenescenceprovides a barrier to excessive cellular growth and is triggered by three main mechanisms.
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Cellularsenescenceas a response to telomere attrition is thought to have evolved as a tumour suppressive barrier against excessive clonal expansion.
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Transformations in the wider cultural context have particular relevance for social gerontology and current understandings of ageing andsenescence.
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Vegetative crop growth model incorporating leaf area expansion andsenescence, and applied to grass.
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Dogs will also be losing parasites due tosenescenceat a rate that is proportional to the parasite burden.
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