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NECROTIC

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ne⋅cro⋅sis

  [nuh-kroh-sis, ne-]
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–noun
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
Origin:
1655–65; < NL < Gk nékrōsis mortification, state of death. See necr-, -osis

Related forms:
ne⋅crot⋅ic  [nuh-krot-ik, ne-] , adjective
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ne·cro·sis   (nə-krō'sĭs, ně-)   
n.   pl. ne·cro·ses (-sēz')
Death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body.

[Late Latin necrōsis, a causing to die, killing, from Greek nekrōsis, death, from nekroun, to make dead, from nekros, corpse; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ne·crot'ic (-krŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

necrosis 
"death of bodily tissue," 1665, from Gk. nekrosis "a becoming dead, state of death," from nekroun "make dead," from nekros "dead body" (see necro-).
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Main Entry: ne·cro·sis
Pronunciation: n&-'krO-s&s, ne-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ne·cro·ses /-"sEz/
: 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

Main Entry: ne·crot·ic
Pronunciation: n&-'krät-ik, ne-
Function: adjective
: affected with, characterized by, or producing necrosisnecrotic gallbladder>
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necrosis ne·cro·sis (nə-krō'sĭs, ně-)
n. pl. ne·cro·ses (-sēz')
Death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body.

ne·crot'ic (-krŏt'ĭk) adj.

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