Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apoptose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apop-tose
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause the cell to undergo apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.

Example Sentences

"Part of the resolution of inflammation, particularly the removal of accumulated neutrophils, is because neutrophils are induced to apoptose (43)."

Inflected Forms

apoptoses (present, singular) apoptosing (participle, present) apoptosed (participle, past) apoptosed (past)

Questions

What does apoptose mean?: To cause the cell to undergo apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.

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