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Cellular suicide, scheduled in advance, executed without drama or mess.

means The programmed process by which a cell cleanly dismantles itself on biological cue, neatly packaging its remains for cleanup without spilling contents or triggering inflammation.

from Coined from Greek apo- ('away from') and ptosis ('falling'), evoking leaves falling from a tree — a deliberate, natural shedding rather than violent death. The term was deliberately revived in modern times (1970s) by scientists who wanted precise Greek roots to distinguish this orderly self-dismantling from necrosis, the messy, accidental kind of cell death.

vs necrosis
clean self-dismantling, not messy accidental rupture
daily toll
billions of your cells do this today
cancer link
tumors often thrive by disabling this switch
etymology
greek for leaves falling from a tree
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