| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| apoptosis | the natural self-destruction of cells in a growing organism |
| apoptoses | APOPTOSIS, the natural self-destruction of cells in a growing organism |
| apoptotic | relating to apoptosis, the natural destruction of cells in a growing organism |
| pleomorphism | The occurrence of more than one distinct form of a natural object, such as a crystalline substance, a virus, the cells in a tumor, or an organism at different stages of the life cycle |
