- programmed cell death as a noun:
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programmed cell death
noun
1 programmed cell death
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.
synonyms: apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death.
Dutch: apoptose
Polish: apoptoza
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