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English

Noun

dna (countable and uncountable, plural dnas)

1. Alternative form of DNA

Anagrams

• -and, -dan, ADN, AND, DAN, Dan, Dan., NAD, NDA, and, and-, dan, nad

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dna]

Etymology 1

From Old Czech dna (“intestinal colic”), from Proto-Slavic *d?na, which is probably related to *d?no ("bottom part of something" and probably also "innards").

Noun

dna f

1. (pathology) gout (inflammation of joints) [14th c.]

   Synonym: pakostnice

Declension

Derived terms

• dnavý

Etymology 2

Noun

dna n

1. inflection of dno:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

• And
• dan
• Dan
• nad

References

Further reading

• dna in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• dna in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dna/

Noun

dna f

1. gout (form of inflammatory arthritis)

   Synonyms: artretyzm, podagra, skaza moczanowa

Declension

Noun

dna n

1. inflection of dno:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• dna in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• dna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dna]

Noun

dna f (genitive singular dny, nominative plural dny, genitive plural dien, declension pattern of žena)

1. (pathology) gout (inflammation of joints)

Declension

References

• dna in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

English

Etymology

From Latin sen?scere (“to grow old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?n??s?ns/

Noun

senescence (usually uncountable, plural senescences)

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

   Synonyms: oldhood, senectitude, vetustity; see also Thesaurus:old age
2. (cell biology) Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
   • 2018, University of Edinburgh, "Liver Study Offers Insights into Hard-to-treat Diseases" (9 March 2018), Drug Discovery & Development.

     Tests in mice found that inducing senescence in bile duct cells - mimicking the process seen in human bile duct disease - led to liver scarring and damage of liver function.

3. (gerontology) Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
4. (botany) Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.
5. (cytology, of a cell) Condition when the cell ceases to divide.

Related terms

• senescent
• senesce

Translations

See also

• biological immortality
• senility

Further reading

• senescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cellular senescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia