necrotizing

 [nek-ruh-tahyz]  

nec·ro·tize

   [nek-ruh-tahyz] verb, nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to undergo necrosis.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).

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Also, especially British, nec·ro·tise.

Origin:
1870–75; necrot(ic) + -ize
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