apoptosis (n)
programmed cell death (n)
caspase-mediated cell death (n)

n11486381

type n
lex_filenum 19
def a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself
def a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
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Hypernym necrobiosis, cell death
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Hyponym necrobiosis, cell death

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