Necrosis synonyms

nə-krō'sĭs, nĕ-

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corruption
(Computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
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putrefaction
Rotted material
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mortification
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
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gangrene
Decay of tissue in a part of the body when the blood supply is obstructed by injury, disease, etc.
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sphacelus
(Medicine) gangrenous part
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parenchymal (related)
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epidermal (related)
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avascular (related)
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demyelination (related)
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neutrophilic (related)
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chronic-inflammation (related)
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eosinophilic (related)
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cutaneous (related)
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neoplastic (related)
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granuloma (related)
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stromal (related)
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calcification (related)
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granulomatous (related)
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extrahepatic (related)
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tumoral (related)
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rot
A rotting or being rotten; decay, decomposition, or putrefaction
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decay (related)
A deterioration of condition.
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disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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Find another word for necrosis. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for necrosis, like: corruption, putrefaction, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus, parenchymal, epidermal, avascular, demyelination, neutrophilic and chronic-inflammation.
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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.

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