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autocannibalism

n. The eating of part of one's own body.

Usage examples of "autocannibalism".

Cobra probably had the ability to knock out the gene for the enzyme HPRT, and that somehow led to self-injury and autocannibalism.

This autocannibalism gave every object a sharp edge, tinged with glories—the whiteness shining out of things, as if reality itself were going translucent.

This autocannibalism gave every object a sharp edge, tinged with glories-the whiteness shining out of things, as if reality itself were going translucent.

It's the smell of the body eating itself, because that's all cancer is when you take the diagnostic masks off: autocannibalism.