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apoptosis
[apoptosis 词源字典]
"The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development", 1970s: from Greek
apoptōsis
'falling off', from
apo
'from' +
ptōsis
'falling, a fall'.
[apoptosis etymology, apoptosis origin, 英语词源]