Is the P silent in apoptosis?
A common mistake is the mispronunciation of the word “apoptosis”; the correct pronunciation is with the second “p” silent (a-po-toe-sis) (2). In Greek, apoptosis means “dropping off” of petals or leaves from plants or trees.
What is the correct pronunciation of the word apoptosis?
“ay-paw-TOE-sis”
In Greek, the second “p” is silent, and so the traditional and most correct pronunciation is “ay-paw-TOE-sis.” More recently, some people have pronounced it as an English word: “ay-POP-toe-sis.”
How do you pronounce apoptosis Reddit?
TIL that apoptosis is not pronounced a-POP-tosis but rather, apo-PTO-sis, where the stress is on the pto syllable, with p silent, because ptosis is the second part of the word.
What does apoptosis mean?
A type of cell death in which a series of molecular steps in a cell lead to its death. The process of apoptosis may be blocked in cancer cells. Also called programmed cell death.