dying cells
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- witheringDrying and declining
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
membrane · rupture · corpse · tissue · decomposition · autophagy · senescence · programmed · mitochondria · cascade · shrinkage · fragments · debris · phagocytosis · engulfed · signals · nucleus · disintegration