zeiosis

zeiosis
zei·o·sis (zi-oґsis) [Gr. zein to boil, seethe + -osis] bubbling or blebbing activity, giving the appearance of boiling in slow motion, observed in apoptosis and at the periphery of cells cultured in artificial media.

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