nec·ro·bi·o·sis (n k r -b - s s)n. The natural death of cells or tissues through aging, as distinguished from necrosis or pathological death. nec ro·bi·otic (- tk) adj. |
necrobiosis [ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the normal degeneration and death of cells Compare necrosis
necrobiotic [ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | necrobiosis - (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms death - the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death" apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death - a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival |
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