HyperDic: necrosis

English > 1 sense of the word *necrosis*:
NOUN	phenomenon	necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus	the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

necrosis > pronunciation
Sounds	nahkrow'sahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *necrosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply).
Synonyms	mortification, gangrene, sphacelus
Narrower	myonecrosis	localized death of muscle cell fibers
Broader	death	The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
Spanish	gangrena, necrosis
Catalan	gangrena, necrosi
Adjectives	necrotic	relating to or affected by necrosis