Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
Condition when the cell ceases to divide.
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.