apoptosis
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apoptosisSource: WordNet (r) 2.0
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
[syn: programmed cell death, caspase-mediated cell
death]
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