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cell death

DEFINITIONS OF: cell death

1

n (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

Synonyms:
necrobiosis
Types:
apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death, 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
Type of:
death
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
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