apoptosis
/ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs//ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/
词源链
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apoptosis
词源说明
From Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις (apóptōsis, “a falling off”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling”).
释义
名词noun
- 1(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]