Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A natural process of self-destruction by degradative enzymes in certain cells, such as epithelial cells and erythrocytes, that are genetically programmed to have a limited lifespan or are damaged, as by irradiation or toxic drugs.
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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
Etymologies
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She thought of how the word apoptosis meaning “cell death,” came from the Greek word for “falling leaves.”
The Life You Longed For Maribeth Fischer 2007
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She thought of how the word apoptosis meaning “cell death,” came from the Greek word for “falling leaves.”
The Life You Longed For Maribeth Fischer 2007
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She thought of how the word apoptosis meaning “cell death,” came from the Greek word for “falling leaves.”
The Life You Longed For Maribeth Fischer 2007
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She thought of how the word apoptosis meaning “cell death,” came from the Greek word for “falling leaves.”
The Life You Longed For Maribeth Fischer 2007
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The process of cells dying is a highly controlled one that is called apoptosis, which is a Greek word that means “petals dropping off a plant.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book Jack Canfield 2009
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The process of cells dying is a highly controlled one that is called apoptosis, which is a Greek word that means “petals dropping off a plant.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book Jack Canfield 2009
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So, when a telomere gets short, that's when either senescence or apoptosis is triggered.
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In neurons this is called apoptosis; in humans it is called depression, grief, and suicide.
The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010
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When they exposed cancer cells to these phytonutrients, the cells self-destructed technically, such self-destruction is called apoptosis.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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When they exposed cancer cells to these phytonutrients, the cells self-destructed technically, such self-destruction is called apoptosis.
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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Cheng wanted to see how the signal responsible for this cellular suicide (apoptosis) spreads within a cell, and to do so, he needed cytoplasm.
Unscrambled Eggs: Self-Organization Restores Cells’ Order | Quanta Magazine Wynne Parry 2020
hernesheir commented on the word apoptosis
The postapoptotic part comes afterwards.
January 11, 2012