English

Noun

paraptosis ‎(uncountable)

1. (biology) A particular form of programmed cell death
   • 2015 September 22, “Aberrant Apoptotic Response of Colorectal Cancer Cells to Novel Nucleoside Analogues”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0138607:

     Cytoplasmic vacuolisation is a prominent feature of paraptosis, which includes cytoplasmic vacuolisation, mitochondrial swelling and endoplasmic reticulum stress and annexin V binding to membranes.