necrobiosis

American  

[nek-roh-bahy-oh-sis] / ˌnɛk roʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the death of cells or tissue caused by aging or disease.

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necrobiosis British  

/ ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk, ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

1. physiol the normal degeneration and death of cells Compare necrosis

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Other Word Forms

• necrobiotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of necrobiosis

First recorded in 1875–80; necro- + -biosis

Example Sentences

The same tendency to necrobiosis is shown as in the other forms of glanderous neoplasms, and such diffuse swellings become the seats of very extensive, deep, and irregular ulcers, or frequently of fibroid growth and induration, forming the so-called cicatricial deposits.

From Project Gutenberg

Pappenheim's opinion however, that in this case processes are concerned such as Maragliano and Castellino have described as artificial necrobiosis, seems in this connection worthy of consideration.

From Project Gutenberg