Similar words: ptosis, mitosis, halitosis, keratosis, apotheosis, asbestosis, pinocytosis, pneumatosis. Meaning: 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.
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More similar words: ptosis, mitosis, halitosis, keratosis, apotheosis, asbestosis, pinocytosis, pneumatosis, myxomatosis, otosclerosis, leukocytosis, phagocytosis, spherocytosis, parakeratosis, opt out, stoop to, hop to it, optometry, apoplexy, soap opera, optometrist, up to snuff, pop the question, from top to toe, apoplectic, up to scratch, from top to bottom, cytosine, hemoptysis, hypophysis.