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Unit2. CellsandAging

Agingisanormalprocessaccompaniedbyaprogressivealterationofthebody’shomeostaticadaptiveresponses;thespecializedbranchofmedicinethatdealswiththemedicalproblemsandcareofelderlypersoniscalledgeriatrics.

衰老是一种正常的生理过程，伴有机体内环境稳定适应性应答的进行性改变。研究老年人的健康问题和保健的一门特殊医学分支被称作老年病学

Theobviouscharacteristicsofagingarewellknown;grayingandlossofhair,lossofteeth,wrinklingofskin,decreasedmusclemass,andincreasedfatdeposits.Thephysiologicalsignsofagingaregradualdeteriorationinfunctionandcapacitytomaintainaconstantinterna