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apoptosis is a programmed cell death. The cell death occurs by shrinking, blebbing of cell membrane ,chromatin condensation, nuclear condensation and form small apoptotic bodies and then the cell will be engulfed by the phagocytic cells. there is no formation of inflammation.

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