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apoptosis

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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}]
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