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ne⋅crose

  [nuh-krohs, ne-, nek-rohs]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -crosed, -cros⋅ing. Pathology.
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
Origin:
1870–75; back formation from necrosis
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ne·crose   (ně-krōs', -krōz', něk'rōs', -rōz')   
intr. & tr.v.   ne·crosed, ne·cros·ing, ne·cros·es
To undergo or cause to undergo necrosis.

[Back-formation from necrosis.]
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Main Entry: nec·rose
Pronunciation: 'nek-"rOs, -"rOz, ne-'krOz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: nec·rosed; nec·ros·ing
intransitive senses
: to undergo necrosis necrose to form bedsores> necrose transitive senses
: to affect with or cause to undergo necrosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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necrose ne·crose (ně-krōs', -krōz', něk'rōs', -rōz')
v. ne·crosed, ne·cros·ing, ne·cros·es
To undergo or cause to undergo necrosis.

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