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apoptosis

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…

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9
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
13

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ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs

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noun

  1. 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

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