mediate : Idioms & Phrases
caspase-mediated cell death
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noun 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
apoptosis; programmed cell death.
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cell-mediated immune response
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noun an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
