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Necrosis   Listen
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Necrosis  n.  
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.
2.
(Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.





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"Necrosis" Quotes from Famous Books



... days, profuse salivation was produced, with swollen tongue, inflamed gums, etc., followed by ulceration of the gum, lips, and cheek. On examining the denuded alveolar process, I found that a considerable necrosis (death of the bone) had taken place, including the whole anterior arch of the jaw from the first double tooth on the left side to the eye-tooth on the right. By degrees the dead portion of bone was raised, and became loose, when I found that the mischief ...
— The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease. • Thomas Bull, M.D.


Words linked to "Necrosis" :   death, tumor necrosis factor, progressive emphysematous necrosis, necrotic, gangrene


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