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English noun: caspase-mediated cell death

1. caspase-mediated cell death (phenomenon) 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


Synonymsapoptosis, programmed cell death


Broader (hypernym)cell death, necrobiosis









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