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Apoptosis

nounid 12187·updated May 18, 2026
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a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself

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synonym
caspase-mediated cell deathprogrammed cell death
plural
Apoptosises
possessive
Apoptosis's
pluralpossessive
Apoptosises'

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a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself

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