programmed cell death
programmed cell death · programmed cell deaths
The regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular programThe regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular program.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular program.
More definitions
- 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
Forms
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:apoptosiscaspase-mediated cell death
Word family
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