necr-

Variant of necro-

necro- definition

necro- (nek′rō, -rə)

  1. death necrology
  2. corpse, dead tissue necrophagia
Also, before a vowel, necr-

Etymology: < Gr nekros, dead body < IE base *ne-, physical death, corpse > L nex, death, nocere, to injure, necare, to kill

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