apoptosis

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Synonyms: apophasis, apodosis, apophysis, proptosis, anostosis, apoptose, apoptotic, carpoptosis, apobiosis, apostasis

Antonyms: apophasis, apodosis, apophysis, proptosis, anostosis, apoptose, apoptotic, carpoptosis, apobiosis, apostasis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology|cytology}} A process of [[programmed cell death]] by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell [[aging]], or as a response to cellular injury. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

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