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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 | ||
| Synonyms | apoptosis, programmed cell death | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cell death, necrobiosis | ||
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