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autoclasis

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Etymology edit

auto- +‎ -clasis

Noun edit

autoclasis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes
  2. (geology) spontaneous rupture of crystals within a rock (due, especially, to sudden cooling)

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