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Necrosis   /nəkrˈoʊsəs/   Listen
Necrosis

noun
1.
The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply).  Synonyms: gangrene, mortification, sphacelus.



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"Necrosis" Quotes from Famous Books



... required, and the skilled surgeon cannot be called in for the leper who is in hiding. For instance, the first ravage may take the form of a perforating ulcer in the sole of the foot. When the bone is reached, necrosis sets in. If the leper is in hiding, he cannot be operated upon, the necrosis will continue to eat its way up the bone of the leg, and in a brief and horrible time that leper will die of gangrene or some other terrible complication. On the other hand, if that ...
— The Cruise of the Snark • Jack London



Words linked to "Necrosis" :   necrotic, death



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