necr-

combining form

Definition of NECR-

: those that are dead <necrophilia>

: one that is dead <necropsy>

necr- or necro-

Late Latin, from Greek nekr-, nekro-, from nekros dead body — more at noxious

Medical Dictionary

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a : those that are dead : the dead : corpses <necrophilia> b : one that is dead : corpse <necropsy>

: death : conversion to dead tissue : atrophy <necrosis>

necr- or necro-

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