| The skeletal muscle mass disappears rapidly during the hypermetabolism phase, a phenomenon referred to as autocannibalism. |
| Anorexia is often compared to autocannibalism, where the body literally begins to consume itself. |
| Most analysts would agree that autocannibalism stems from the time when the mother's breast is still regarded as part of the body ego of the child. |
| Protection of skin flaps from autocannibalism is a major concern in experimental flap surgery. |
| The rate at which Ch-PL are hydrolyzed to yield free choline may transcend the neuron's ability to resynthesize these molecules, resulting in the net autocannibalism of its membranes. |
