'Necrosis' definitions:
Definition of 'necrosis'
(from WordNet)
noun
The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus]
Definition of 'Necrosis'
From: GCIDE
- Necrosis \Ne*cro"sis\ (n[-e]*kr[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ne`krwsis, fr. nekruy^n to make dead, to mortify, nekro`s a dead body.]
- 1. (Med.) The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied primarily to death of bone tissue. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. (Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'necrosis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- caries,
- carrion,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- decay,
- decomposition,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dry gangrene,
- dry rot,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- foulness,
- gangrene,
- gas gangrene,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- moist gangrene,
- mortification,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrotic tissue,
- noma,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- putrefaction,
- putrescence,
- putridity,
- putridness,
- rancidity,
- rancidness,
- rankness,
- rash,
- rheum,
- rot,
- rottenness,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- slough,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- sphacelation,
- sphacelus,
- spoilage,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tooth decay,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting