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                            apoptosis
                        
                                                
                        
                            programmed cell death
                        
                                                
                        
                            caspase-mediated cell death
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: 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
Definition: The regulated death of a cell, mediated by an intracellular program.