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Etymology
1. apoptosis
noun. ['ˌæpɔpˈtoʊsɪz'] 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.
Etymology
- ἀπόπτωσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
