necrosis

  • 61necrosis — ne·cro·sis || ne krəʊsɪs n. gangrene, tissue death …

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  • 63necrosis — [nɛ krəʊsɪs] noun Medicine the death of most or all of the cells in tissue or an organ due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply. Derivatives necrotic adjective Origin C17: mod. L., from Gk nekrōsis (see necro , osis) …

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  • 64necrosis — ne·cro·sis …

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  • 65necrosis — ne•cro•sis [[t]nəˈkroʊ sɪs[/t]] n. med death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue • Etymology: 1655–65; < NL < Gk nékrōsis state of death =nekrō , var. s. ofnekroûnto kill, mortify ne•crot′ic ˈkrɒt ɪk adj. nec•ro•tize ˈnɛk… …

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  • 66necrosis — /nəˈkroʊsəs / (say nuh krohsuhs) noun 1. Pathology death of a circumscribed piece of tissue or of an organ. 2. Botany a diseased condition in plants resulting from the death of the tissue. {New Latin, from Greek nekrōsis a killing} –necrotic… …

  • 67necrosis —    Death of tissue or cells, either from infection or the loss of normal circulation and autotoxicity …

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  • 68necrosis — Death of tissue evidenced by discolouration, dehydration and loss of organization …

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  • 69necrosis — Refers to the death of living tissues …

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  • 70necrosis — n. Med. & Physiol. the death of tissue caused by disease or injury, esp. as one of the symptoms of gangrene or pulmonary tuberculosis. Derivatives: necrose v.intr. necrotic adj. necrotize v.intr. (also ise). Etymology: mod.L f. Gk nekrosis (as… …

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