Cell Function
oncosis
on·co·sis
Definitions related to oncosis:
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A cellular process characteristic of necrotic cell death, resulting in swelling of the cell body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A cellular process that results in swelling of the cell body, and that is morphologically characteristic of necrotic cell death.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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