Meaning of APOPTOSIS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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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	Synonyms:		caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death
	See Also:		cell death, necrobiosis
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A normal series of events in a cell that leads to its death.
Biology Dictionary
	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.
Glossary
	Definition:		Programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.