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Necrosis

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Noun
  1. 1
    The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply. countable, uncountable

    "Usually gangrene will follow necrosis unless the dead tissue is resected."

  2. 2
    the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis), equivalent to necro- + -osis.

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