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apoptose

apoptose verb: to cause the cell to undergo apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.

Verb

apoptose (third-person singular simple present apoptoses, present participle apoptosing, simple past and past participle apoptosed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To cause the cell to undergo apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.
    • Part of the resolution of inflammation, particularly the removal of accumulated neutrophils, is because neutrophils are induced to apoptose (43).2000, William E. Garrett, Donald T. Kirkendall, editors, Exercise and Sport Science

Forms of apoptose

third-person singular presentapoptoses
present participleapoptosing
past participleapoptosed
pastapoptosed

Questions about apoptose

What does apoptose mean?
Apoptose means to cause the cell to undergo apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.
What part of speech is apoptose?
Apoptose is a verb.
What is the past tense of apoptose?
The past tense of apoptose is apoptosed.

Words near apoptose in the dictionary

  1. apoptogenic
  2. apoptogenicity
  3. apoptogens
  4. apoptolidin
  5. apoptopic
  6. apoptose
  7. apoptosed
  8. apoptoses
  9. apoptosing
  10. apoptosis
  11. apoptosomal

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