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 ap·o·pto·sis /ˌæpəpˈtosəs, pəˈto-/

 apop·to·sis /ˌæpə(p)ˈtosɪs, ɑp, o; ˌepɑp-/ 名詞
 編程性細胞死亡,脫噬作用

 apoptosis
      n : 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
          [syn: programmed cell death, caspase-mediated cell
          death]