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Meaning of "apoptosis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APOPTOSIS

From Greek: a falling away, from apo- + ptōsis a falling.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APOPTOSIS

apoptosis  [ˌæpəpˈtəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOPTOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apoptosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APOPTOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

apoptosis

Apoptosis

Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death that may occur in multicellular organisms. Biochemical events lead to characteristic cell changes and death. These changes include blebbing, cell shrinkage, nuclear fragmentation, chromatin condensation, and chromosomal DNA fragmentation. In contrast to necrosis, which is a form of traumatic cell death that results from acute cellular injury, in general apoptosis confers advantages during an organism's lifecycle. For example, the separation of fingers and toes in a developing human embryo occurs because cells between the digits apoptose. Unlike necrosis, apoptosis produces cell fragments called apoptotic bodies that phagocytic cells are able to engulf and quickly remove before the contents of the cell can spill out onto surrounding cells and cause damage. Between 50 and 70 billion cells die each day due to apoptosis in the average human adult. For an average child between the ages of 8 and 14, approximately 20 billion to 30 billion cells die a day. Research in and around apoptosis has increased substantially since the early 1990s.

Definition of apoptosis in the English dictionary

The definition of apoptosis in the dictionary is the programmed death of some of an organism's cells as part of its natural growth and development Also called: programmed cell death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOPTOSIS


asbestosis
ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs
athetosis
ˌæθəˈtəʊsɪs
carcinomatosis
ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs
endocytosis
ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
exocytosis
ˌɛksəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
halitosis
ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs
hyperkeratosis
ˌhaɪpəˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
keratosis
ˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs
ketosis
kɪˈtəʊsɪs
kurtosis
kəˈtəʊsɪs
leucocytosis
ˌluːkəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
lymphocytosis
ˌlɪmfəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
mitosis
maɪˈtəʊsɪs
myxomatosis
ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs
neurofibromatosis
ˌnjʊərəʊˌfaɪbrəməˈtəʊsɪs
parasitosis
ˌpærəsɪˈtəʊsɪs
phagocytosis
ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtəʊsɪs
proptosis
prɒpˈtəʊsɪs
ptosis
ˈtəʊsɪs
steatosis
ˌstɪəˈtəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOPTOSIS

apophony
apophthegm
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatist
apophthegmatize
apophyge
apophyllite
apophysate
apophyseal
apophyses
apophysial
apophysis
apoplast
apoplectic
apoplectical
apoplectically
apoplex
apoplexy
apoprotein
apoptotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOPTOSIS

actinic keratosis
agranulocytosis
amitosis
athrocytosis
chondromatosis
dermatophytosis
diagnosis
erythroblastosis
exostosis
gliomatosis
hemochromatosis
hyperostosis
leukocytosis
lipomatosis
macrocytosis
metasomatosis
onychocryptosis
papillomatosis
pinocytosis
spherocytosis
synostosis

Synonyms and antonyms of apoptosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apoptosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOPTOSIS

Find out the translation of apoptosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apoptosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apoptosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

细胞凋亡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apoptosis
570 millions of speakers

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apoptosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apoptosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موت الخلايا المبرمج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апоптоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apoptose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apoptosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´apoptose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apoptosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apoptose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アポトーシス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세포 사멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apoptosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

apoptosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அப்போப்டொசிஸை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍपोपटीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apoptoz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apoptosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apoptoza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апоптоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apoptoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apoptose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apoptos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apoptose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apoptosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOPTOSIS»

The term «apoptosis» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.476 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOPTOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apoptosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apoptosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apoptosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOPTOSIS»

Discover the use of apoptosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apoptosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Apoptosis: The Life and Death of Cells
Looks at programmed cell death in the context of the normal life and death cycle of cells and multicelluar organisms and summarizes the latest techniques for the study of cells.
Christopher Potten, James Wilson, 2004
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Apoptosis: Physiology and Pathology
This book, with contributions from experts in the field, provides a timely compilation of reviews of mechanisms of apoptosis. The book is organized into three convenient sections.
John C. Reed, Douglas R. Green, 2011
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Apoptosis, Senescence and Cancer
This book concludes with established cancer therapies.
David A. Gewirtz, Shawn E. Holt, Steven Grant, 2007
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Essentials of Apoptosis: A Guide for Basic and Clinical Research
This is the second edition of the comprehensive, concise summary of apoptosis research.
Xiao-Ming Yin, Zheng Dong, 2009
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Apoptosis Genes
Given the increased interest in the role of apoptosis genes in disease processes, this work will be useful to researchers investigating cancer, autoimmune disease, viral infection, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, AIDS, ...
James W. Wilson, Catherine Booth, C. S. Potten, 1998
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Apoptosis in Health and Disease: Clinical and Therapeutic ...
A 2005 survey of the role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of many significant human illnesses and injury states.
Martin Holcik, 2005
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Application of Apoptosis to Cancer Treatment
This book is intended for workers in the field and clinicians as a useful guide of the state of affairs in this exciting field which may offer more effective possibilities for treatment of cancer patients.
Mels Sluyser, 2005
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Apoptosis Methods and Protocols
In this book, expert laboratorians describe in step-by-step detail the techniques they have perfected to investigate the critical steps involved in the apoptotic process.
Hugh J. M. Brady, 2004
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Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis
This book is an essential and comprehensive practical guide to these important and expanding areas.
David Hughes, Huseyin Mehmet, 2003
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Apoptosis: from signaling pathways to therapeutic tools
This volume concerns all aspects of apoptosis from signaling pathways to the therapeutic tools that can be derived from an increasing knowledge about the phenomenon of cell death.
Marc Diederich, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOPTOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apoptosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nanosecond pulsed electric field inhibits proliferation and induces …
The apoptosis was analyzed by Hoechst stain, in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL), ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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ProNAi Therapeutics (DNAI) Sees IPO Price of $14 - $16/Share
... that is an important gatekeeper of the programmed cell death process known as apoptosis and has been linked to many forms of cancer. «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
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RING finger protein 31 promotes p53 degradation in breast cancer …
The tumor suppressor protein p53 (TP53), discovered 30 years ago, induces genes promoting cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, including ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
BIRC5/Survivin as a target for glycolysis inhibition in high-stage …
Survivin belongs to the family of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins but is structurally and functionally unique in this family. Besides its important role ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Structural basis of how stress-induced MDMX phosphorylation …
... degradation, acting to prevent damaged cells from proliferating through induction of cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, senescence or apoptosis. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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OTUB1 inhibits the ubiquitination and degradation of FOXM1 in …
Furthermore, epirubicin treatment also induced the accumulation of cleaved-PARP, indicative of apoptosis, in the sensitive MCF-7 but not in the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
Scientists Find Way to Repair DNA which will Cure Alzheimer's
... replication, and DNA repair; induce accumulation of double-stranded DNA breaks; increase genomic instability and apoptosis [process of programmed cell ... «24 Medica, Jul 15»
8
Reverse is Good for AMARANTUS BIOSCI INC (OTCMKTS:AMBS)
Protein misfolding is one of the major causes of apoptosis (cell death). This property provides a compelling rationale for the research and ... «MicroCap Daily, Jul 15»
9
Kamada Announces Publication in Pediatric Diabetes
These immunomodulation properties may inhibit insulitis and beta cell apoptosis rate, delay the onset of diabetes and reduce diabetes ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
10
Galectin 3 regulates HCC cell invasion by RhoA and MLCK activation
In addition, in vitro and in vivo evidence showed that galectin 3 deficiency reduced hepatoma cell proliferation and increased their apoptosis ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Apoptosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apoptosis>. Apr 2024 ».
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