What are necrosis and apoptosis? Generally speaking, cells have two ways to die. One way is by by necrosis, which is when cells die due to injury or disease. The second way is apoptosis, which is a form of programmed cell death. Find our full video library only on Osmosis: http://osms.it/find-more. Join millions of current and future clinicians who learn by Osmosis, along with hundreds of univer