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senescence in Polish

senescence in Polish is starzenie się — senescence means the process of growing old, especially in people; old age.

senescence in Polish

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

What does "senescence" mean?

  1. noun The process of growing old, especially in people; old age.
    "Over the next 150 years the known age of the Earth expanded a millionfold and lost worlds of the past were found to have overflowed with species now gone. The chain stretched, aged, and eventually succumbed to senescence."
  2. noun (biology) The point at which a cell stops dividing because its telomeres have worn down or its DNA is too damaged.
  3. noun Old age, along with the damage that builds up in the body's cells and organs over time.
  4. noun (botany) The stage in a fruit's life in which it ripens as it ages.
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  • Over the next 150 years the known age of the Earth expanded a millionfold and lost worlds of the past were found to have overflowed with species now gone. The chain stretched, aged, and eventually succumbed to senescence.

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What is "senescence" in Polish?
"senescence" in Polish is starzenie się. senescence means: The process of growing old, especially in people; old age.
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