apoptosis

n. 细胞凋亡；细胞死亡

发音

UK /ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs/
US /ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/
UK
US /ˌæpəpˈtoʊsəs/

词形变化

apoptoses 复数 apoptoses

别名

apopotosis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    细胞凋亡

    可数 不可数 生物 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

programmed cell death

上位词 2

cell death necrobiosis

相关短语

UVB-induced apoptosis

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις (apóptōsis, “a falling off”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling”).

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