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. [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.

necrosis 

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

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.

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ne·crot'ic (-krŏt'ĭk) adj.

necrosis   (nə-krō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key  The death of cells or tissues from severe injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body. Causes of necrosis include inadequate blood supply (as in infarcted tissue), bacterial infection, traumatic injury, and hyperthermia. necrotic adjective (nə-krŏt'ĭk)

necrosis

death of a circumscribed area of plant or animal tissue as a result of an outside agent; natural death of tissue is called necrobiosis. Necrosis may follow a wide variety of injuries, both physical (cuts, burns, bruises) and biological (effects of disease-causing agents). The sign of necrosis-dead tissue-is called a lesion; it is often of diagnostic value. Necrosis is brought about by intracellular enzymes that are activated upon injury and proceed to destroy damaged cells

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