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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesapoptosi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apoˈptɔzi
"L'apoptosi regola la morte cellulare programmata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.
"Apoptosis plays a crucial role in preventing cancer by eliminating cells with damaged DNA." - 2
Programmed cell death characterized by the fragmentation of the cell into membrane-bound particles that are phagocytosed.
"Researchers induced apoptosis in the tumor cells using a newly synthesized therapeutic compound."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek apóptōsis meaning 'falling off' (as leaves from a tree), composed of apó ('from') and ptōsis ('falling'). Coined in 1972 by pathologists John Kerr, Andrew Wyllie, and Alastair Currie to describe a distinct morphologically and biochemically characteristic form of programmed cell death.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apoptosis" is said worldwide
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apoptose
Transliteration: a.pɔp.toz
"L'apoptose est un mécanisme fondamental pour le renouvellement cellulaire."
Apoptose
Transliteration: apopˈtoːzə
"Die Apoptose ist der programmierte Zelltod."
apoptosi
Transliteration: apoˈptɔzi
"L'apoptosi regola la morte cellulare programmata."
apoptosis
Transliteration: a.popˈto.sis
"La apoptosis es esencial para el desarrollo embrionario."
apoptose
Transliteration: a.poˈpɾto.zi
"A apoptose remove células danificadas do organismo."
एपोप्टोसिस
Transliteration: epoptosis
"एपोप्टोसिस कोशिकाओं की एक नियंत्रित मृत्यु प्रक्रिया है।"
细胞凋亡
Transliteration: xì bāo diāo wòng
"细胞凋亡是生物体发育过程中的重要环节。"
세포자멸사
Transliteration: sepo jamyeolsa
"세포자멸사는 개체의 항상성을 유지하는 데 필수적이다."
アポトーシス
Transliteration: apotōshisu
"アポトーシスはプログラムされた細胞死です。"
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