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[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 |
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APOPTOSIS is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death |
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| | See Also: | | cell death, necrobiosis |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A normal series of events in a cell that leads to its death. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Programed cell death as signalled by the nuclei in normally functioning human and animal cells when age or state of cell health and condition dictates. Cancerous cells, however, are unable to experience the normal cell transduction or apoptosis-driven natural cell death process. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | Programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells. |
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