Autolysis vs. Apoptosis

Autolysisnoun

The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.

Autolysisnoun

(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.

Autolysisnoun

(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.

Autolysisnoun

(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.

Autolysisnoun

(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.

Autolysisnoun

lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis.

Autolysisnoun

lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism

Apoptosisnoun

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.

Apoptosisnoun

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

Apoptosis (from Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις, apóptōsis, ) is a form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms. Biochemical events lead to characteristic cell changes (morphology) and death.