Definitions
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Word origin
From Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis), equivalent to necro- + -osis.
Used in a sentence
“Usually gangrene will follow necrosis unless the dead tissue is resected.”
“These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.”
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01“Tissue death”8 letters
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