necrosis

ne·cro·sis

 (nə-krō′sĭs, nĕ-)

n. pl. ne·cro·ses (-sēz′)

Death of cells through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of a tissue or organ.

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[Late Latin necrōsis, a causing to die, killing, from Greek nekrōsis, death, from nekroun, to make dead, from nekros, corpse; see nek- in Indo-European roots.]

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ne·crot′ic (-krŏt′ĭk) adj.

necrosis

(nɛˈkrəʊsɪs)

n

1. (Pathology) the death of one or more cells in the body, usually within a localized area, as from an interruption of the blood supply to that part

2. (Botany) death of plant tissue due to disease, frost, etc

[C17: New Latin from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to kill, from nekros corpse]

necrotic adj

ne•cro•sis

(nəˈkroʊ sɪs)

n.

death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.

[1655–65; < New Latin < Greek nékrōsis state of death = nekrō-, variant s. of nekroûn to kill, mortify]

ne•crot′ic (-ˈkrɒt ɪk) adj.

nec•ro•tize (ˈnɛk rəˌtaɪz) v.i., v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing.

necrosis

the death or decay of body tissue, the result of loss of blood supply or trauma. — necrotic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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the death or decay of body tissue, the result of loss of blood supply or trauma. — necrotic, adj.

See also: Death, Decaying

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

necrosis - the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) gangrene, mortification, sphacelus death - the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death" myonecrosis - localized death of muscle cell fibers

Translations

necrosis

nekroosi

nécrose

necrosi

afstervingnecrose

necrosis

[nɛˈkrəʊsɪs] n → nécrose f

necrosis

[nɛˈkrəʊsɪs] n → necrosi f inv

necrosis

n necrosis f