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QuizMultiple Choice

Death and Dying — Unit test

Question 23 • Anatomy & Physiology B

What clinical term refers to the process of aging?

Answer
A
somatic death
B
senescence
C
rigor mortis
D
genetic therapy

Explanation

Senescence is the biological process of aging, involving gradual changes and decline in an organism over time. Somatic death is the death of the body, rigor mortis is the stiffening of muscles after death, and genetic therapy refers to treating disease by modifying genes.

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