necrobiosis

Definitions of necrobiosis

1. noun

   (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
   synonyms: cell death

   types:

   apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death

   a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival

   type of:

   death

   the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism