noun🔗ShareProgrammierter ZelltodA process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury."During tadpole metamorphosis, apoptosis eliminates the tail cells, allowing the frog to develop its adult form. "Während der Kaulquappen-Metamorphose eliminiert der programmierte Zelltod die Schwanzzellen, wodurch sich der Frosch zu seiner erwachsenen Form entwickeln kann.medicinephysiologybiologyanatomydiseasebiochemistryprocessorganismconditionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading