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necrosis

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Main Entry: ne·cro·sis
Pronunciation: n&-'krO-s&s, ne-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ne·cro·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekrOsis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body
: usually localized death of living tissue
- ne·crot·ic /-'krä-tik/ adjective