Necrosis

Necrosis
Necrosis Ne*cro"sis (n[-e]*kr[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ne`krwsis, fr. nekruy^n to make dead, to mortify, nekro`s a dead body.] 1. (Med.) The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to {necrobiosis}, which is a normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied primarily to death of bone tissue. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. (Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center. [1913 Webster]


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  • necrosis — (plural necrosis) sustantivo femenino 1. (no contable) Área: medicina Muerte de una célula o de un tejido orgánico: necrosis hepática …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • necrosis — (Del lat. necrōsis, y este del gr. νέκρωσις). f. Biol. Degeneración de un tejido por muerte de sus células …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • necrosis — (n.) death of bodily tissue, 1660s, from Gk. nekrosis a becoming dead, state of death, from nekroun make dead, from nekros dead body (see NECRO (Cf. necro )). Related: Necrotic …   Etymology dictionary

  • necrosis — ► NOUN Medicine ▪ the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply. DERIVATIVES necrotic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek nekros corpse …   English terms dictionary

  • necrosis — [ne krō′sis, nəkrō′sis] n. pl. necroses [nə krō′sēz΄] [ModL < LL, a killing < Gr nekrōsis < nekroun, to make dead, mortify < nekros, dead body: see NECRO ] 1. the death or decay of tissue in a particular part of the body, as from loss …   English World dictionary

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