Apoptosis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- caspase-mediated cell deathprogrammed cell death
- plural
- Apoptosises
- possessive
- Apoptosis's
- pluralpossessive
- Apoptosises'