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Apoptosis

Apoptosis Meaning & Definition
Apoptosis Definition And Meaning

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

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See Also | cell death | necrobiosis

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