Relating to or characteristic of apoptosis, the programmed death of cells in living organisms.
Derived from 'apoptosis' (from Greek 'apo-' meaning off, and 'ptosis' meaning falling), with the adjective suffix '-ic' added. The term emerged in 1970s molecular biology.
Apoptosis is like your body's recycling program—cells self-destruct in an orderly way so they don't cause inflammation, which is way safer than falling apart messily!
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