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apoptosis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apoptosis /ˌapə(p)ˈtəʊsɪs/

▶noun Physiology the death of cells which occurs as a normal part of an organism's development.

– derivatives
apoptotic /-ˈtɒtɪk/ adjective.

– origin 1970s: from Gk apoptōsis ‘falling off’.

'apoptosis' also found in these Oxford entries:

programmed cell death

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