necrosis
noun/neˈkrəʊsɪs/
/neˈkrəʊsɪs/
[uncountable] (medical)- the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue caused by injury, disease or a loss of blood supplyWord Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek nekrōsis (from necro- nekros ‘corpse’ and -osis).
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