Necrosis Synonyms

nə-krōsĭs, nĕ-
The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. corruption
  2. rot
  3. mortification
  4. putrefaction
  5. gangrene
  6. sphacelus

Words Related to Necrosis

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Necrosis Sentence Examples

  • For the chronic form of industrial poisoning in the manufacture of lucifer matches - a form of necrosis, known in England as " phossy jaw " and in France as " mal chimique," a localized inflammatory infection of the periosteum, ending with the death and exfoliation of part of the bone - see Match.

  • The usual necrosis of the injured cortex occursdrying up, shrivelling, and consequent stretching and cracking of the dead cortex on the wood beneath.

  • Such frost-cracks, sun-cracks, &c., may then be slowly healed over by callus, but if the conditions for necrosis recur the crack may be again opened, or if Fungi, &c., interfere with occlusion, the healing is prevented; in such cases the local necrosis may give rise to cankers.

  • The disease organisms then cause the death (necrosis) of bowel tissue or gangrene of the bowel.

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha also plays a pivotal part in inflammation.

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