biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

, heterolysis refers to cellular necrosis by hydrolytic enzymes from surrounding (usually inflammatory) cells. On the other hand, Autolysis is cell necrosis of a cell by its own enzymes, usually due to various causes such as infective agents or physical agents.

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