Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraptosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-p-to-sis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular form of programmed cell death, defined by cytoplasmic vacuolation, independent of caspase activation and inhibition, and lack of apoptotic morphology.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cytoplasmic vacuolisation is a prominent feature of paraptosis, which includes cytoplasmic vacuolisation, mitochondrial swelling and endoplasmic reticulum stress and annexin V binding to membranes."

Etymology

Blend of para- + apoptosis.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does paraptosis mean?: A particular form of programmed cell death, defined by cytoplasmic vacuolation, independent of caspase activation and inhibition, and lack of apoptotic morphology.
Where does paraptosis come from?: Blend of para- + apoptosis.

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