Definition of necrosis Necrosis

/nʌkɹowˈsʌs/ - [nukrowsus] - ne•cro•sis

We found 6 definitions of necrosis from 5 different sources.

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What does necrosis mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: necroses

necrosis - the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
  mortification, gangrene, sphacelus
  death the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • necrosis (n.)
    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.
  • necrosis (n.)
    A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • necrosis
    The pathologic death of living tissue in a plant or animal.

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