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necrose

[nuh-krohs, ne-, nek-rohs]
verb (used with or without object), ne·crosed, ne·cros·ing. Pathology.
  1. to affect or be affected with necrosis.
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Origin of necrose

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from necrosis
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British Dictionary definitions for necrose

necrose

verb
  1. (intr) to cause or undergo necrosis
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Word Origin

C19: back formation from necrosis
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necrose in Medicine

necrose

(nĕ-krōs′, -krōz′, nĕk′rōs′, -rōz′)
v.
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo necrosis.
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