About The Word Apoptosis
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Apoptosis
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What's The Definition Of Apoptosis?
[n] a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apoptosis: caspase-mediated cell death | programmed cell death Related Terms | Find terms related to Apoptosis: See Also | cell death | necrobiosis |
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