Meaning | (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells). |
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Synonym | cell death |
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Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
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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 |
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Broader | death | The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism |
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Spanish | necrobiosis |
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Catalan | necrobiosi, necrobiosis |
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