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au·to·can·ni·bal·ism

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  1. autocannibalismnoun

    The eating of part of one's own body.

    god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012,

  2. Etymology: Greek: autos: self

Wikipedia

  1. autocannibalism

    Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating oneself, also called autocannibalism, or autosarcophagy. A similar term which is applied differently is autophagy, which specifically denotes the normal process of self-degradation by cells. While almost an exclusive term for this process, autophagy nonetheless has occasionally made its way into more common usage.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of autocannibalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of autocannibalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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