necrose (redirected from necroses)

ne·crose  (n-krs, -krz, nkrs, -rz)

intr. & tr.v. ne·crosed, ne·cros·ing, ne·cros·es

To undergo or cause to undergo necrosis.

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[Back-formation from necrosis.]

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Verb

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necrose - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" gangrene, sphacelate, mortify rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"