life cycle
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life cycle

noun

Definition of LIFE CYCLE

1
: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage
3
: a series of stages through which something (as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime

Examples of LIFE CYCLE

  1. the life cycle of a shark

First Known Use of LIFE CYCLE

1873

Rhymes with LIFE CYCLE

life cycle

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of LIFE CYCLE

1
: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage

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