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senescent

[si-nes-uhnt] / sɪˈnɛs ənt /


ADJECTIVE
obsolescent
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The review also explains that senescent cells build up in many specialized cell types, including hepatocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, astrocytes, and epithelial cells.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Aging research is entering a new phase as scientists rethink one of the body's most mysterious cell types: senescent cells, often nicknamed "zombie cells."

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Early senolytic drugs such as dasatinib, quercetin, and fisetin were developed to destroy senescent cells by disrupting the survival pathways that keep them alive.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

The review outlines several emerging anti-aging strategies aimed at controlling senescent cells more precisely.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

In one thin arm, threaded with veins in a kind of senescent bas-relief, was a basket.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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