| NOUN | phenomenon | cell death, necrobiosis | (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) |
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| Meaning | (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells). | |
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| Synonym | necrobiosis | |
| Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
| Narrower | apoptosis, programmed cell death, caspase-mediated cell death | A type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself |
| Broader | death | The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism |
| Spanish | necrobiosis | |
| Catalan | necrobiosi, necrobiosis | |
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