予よ定てい死し

noun

apoptosis; programmed cell death

Technical term in biology for the regulated, natural death of cells. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 予よ定てい死しは、多た細さい胞ぼう生せい物ぶつの発はっ生せいや恒こう常じょう性せい維い持じに不ふ可か欠けつなプロセスです。

  Apoptosis is an essential process for the development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms.