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Detailed Synonyms for apoptosis in English
apoptosis:
apoptosis [the ~] nom
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the apoptosis
– 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 1the apoptosis; the caspase-mediated cell death; the programmed cell death– 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 1