necrosed

Variant of necrosis

noun pl. necroses

  1. the death or decay of tissue in a particular part of the body, as from loss of blood supply, burning, etc.
  2. Bot. death of plant tissue, as from disease, frost, etc.

Origin: ModL < LL, a killing < Gr nekrōsis < nekroun, to make dead, mortify < nekros, dead body: see necro-

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