The 27th edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary copyright 1988 says the pronunciation is ap"-o-tO'-sis. From the Greek meaning literally "falling off". Apo = off, + ptosis = fall. " Fragmentation of a cell into membrane bound particles that are then eliminated by phagoxytosis" is the definition according to this dictionary.
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