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apoptosis
/ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/
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ap-uh-TOH-sis: leave out the second p.
The main stress falls on TOH, with a smaller beat at the beginning. The dictionary also records the second p before t.
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“The researcher presented a study of apoptosis in cells.”
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noun
- A 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.
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/ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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