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necroptosis en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of necrosis + apoptosis. Coined by Alexei Degterev et al. in a 2005 article in Nature Chemical Biology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A specific form of programmed cell death resembling necrosis.

wikipedia: Nature Chemical Biology