English noun: cell death | |||
1. | cell death (phenomenon) (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) | ||
Synonyms | necrobiosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | death | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death | ||
Domain category | physiology | ||