apoptosis
Meaning of apoptosis
noun
the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.
1970s: from Greek apoptōsis ‘falling off’, from apo ‘from’ + ptōsis ‘falling, a fall’.
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CatalanHyphenation of apoptosis
apop-to-sis
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- apoptosis is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of apoptosis
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