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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ne·cro·sis \\nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\\ noun (plural ne·cro·ses \\-ˌsēz\\) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body DATE 1665 : usually localized death of living tissue • ne·crot·ic \\-ˈkrä-tik\\ adjective English Etymology necrosis "death of bodily tissue," 1665, from Gk. nekrosis "a becoming dead, state of death," from nekroun "make dead," from nekros"dead body" (see necro-). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 necrosis ne·cro·sis / ne5krEusis; NAmE -5krou- / noun[U] (medical 医) the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue caused by injury, disease, or a loss of blood supply (器官或组织细胞的)坏死 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ne·cro·sis \nə̇ˈkrōsə̇s, neˈ-\ noun (plural necro·ses \-ˌsēz\) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to make dead, mortify, from nekros dead body — more at noxious 1. : death of living tissue: as a. : death of a portion of animal tissue differentially affected by loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, the local lesion of a disease (as tuberculosis), or other local injury — compare necrobiosis b. : localized or general death of plant tissue caused by low temperatures, fungi, or other factors and often characterized by a brownish or black discoloration 2. : dead-arm |
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