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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



... reaction induced by the infection is insufficient to check the growth and spread of the organisms, or to inhibit their toxin production, local necrosis of tissue may take place, either in the form of suppuration or of gangrene, or the toxins absorbed into the circulation may produce blood-poisoning, ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


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