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noun
The regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: necrobiosis, cell death
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