apoptosis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις (apóptōsis, “a falling off”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌæpəpˈtoʊsəs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === apoptosis (countable and uncountable, plural apoptoses) (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.] Hypernym: programmed cell death Coordinate terms: autocytolysis, autophagy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apobˈtosis/ [a.poβ̞ˈt̪o.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: a‧pop‧to‧sis === Noun === apoptosis f (plural apoptosis) (cytology) apoptosis === Further reading === “apoptosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025