 apoptosis |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,physiology) 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: | programmed_cell_death caspase-mediated_cell_death | |
| Related terms: | necrobiosis | |
| Similar spelling: |
apophatism |
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