First Known Use: 1665
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necrosis
noun ne·cro·sis \nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\
plural ne·cro·ses \-ˌsēz\
Definition of NECROSIS
: usu. localized death of living tissue
— ne·crot·ic \-ˈkrä-tik\ adjective
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Origin of NECROSIS
Late Latin, from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body
Medical Dictionary
necrosis
noun ne·cro·sis \nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\
plural ne·cro·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of NECROSIS
: death of living tissue; specifically : death of a portion of tissue differentially affected by local injury (as loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or the local lesion of a disease)—compare necrobiosis
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