Term Name:	nurse cell apoptotic process
Synonyms:	apoptosis of nurse cells, invertebrate nurse cell apoptosis, nurse cell apoptosis, nurse cell programmed cell death by apoptosis, programmed cell death of nurse cells by apoptosis
Definition:	Any apoptotic process in a nurse cell. During late oogenesis, following the transfer of substances from the nurse cells to the oocyte, nurse cell remnants are cleared from the egg chamber by apoptotic process.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0045476]    QuickGO    AmiGO