autopoiesis.

A system's ongoing production and renewal of its components while preserving its organization and boundaries.

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Words that belong together

• biological autopoiesis
• autopoiesis of a cell
• theory of autopoiesis

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The account describes a living cell's autopoiesis through its continuing production of components and boundaries.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal / analytical. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural autopoieses for distinct self-producing processes or systems. Commonness: uncommon (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: MW verifies self-maintenance/renewal through component regulation and conserved boundaries. Autopoieses is the verified irregular plural; distinguish broad social extensions from biological definition. Writing functions: analysis, conceptual distinction.