細さい胞ぼう崩ほう壊かい

Similar words

• アポトーシス

  Programmed cell death; a controlled, natural process, unlike the pathological membrane rupture in cytolysis.

• 壊え死し

  Necrosis; tissue death due to injury or disease, often involving cell swelling and membrane breakdown, but broader than cytolysis.

Etymology

Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 崩壊 (collapse, breakdown). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept of cytolysis.