Word parts
apo- away from-ptosis falling
What it means
A planned, tidy way for a cell to die. The cell shrinks and breaks into small pieces that other cells clear away, without causing inflammation. It removes old or damaged cells and shapes tissues during development. Cancer cells often escape it, which lets them keep growing. It differs from necrosisneh-KROH-sisThe death of cells or tissue in a part of the body.necr/o death-osis conditionFull entry , the messy death of cells from injury.
At a glance
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