cell killing

Term ID

GO:0001906

Synonyms

• necrosis

Definition

Any process in an organism that results in the killing of its own cells or those of another organism, including in some cases the death of the other organism. Killing here refers to the induction of death in one cell by another cell, not cell-autonomous death due to internal or other environmental conditions.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO