#death the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
supertype: organic_phenomenon__organicphenomenon a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
equal: die (pm)
subtype: necrobiosis__necrobiosi__cell_death (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
subtype: apoptosis__apoptosi__programmed_cell_death__caspase-mediated_cell_death 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
subtype: necrosis__mortification__gangrene__sphacelus the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
subtype: myonecrosis localized death of muscle cell fibers
subtype: brain_death__cerebral_death death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
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