Necrosis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Necrosis :  (noun)

1: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: mortification, gangrene, sphacelus]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Necrosis : \Ne*cro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. gr. ?, fr. ? to make dead, to mortify, ? a dead body.] 1. (med.) Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Necrosis :  Necrosis: The death of living cells or ischemia (lack of blood flow). Based on the Greek "nekros" (dead body).



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Necrosis

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