necrose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of necrose
First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from necrosis
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Because over time, due to the high-energy blast of the injury, the muscle can necrose.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2022
The tissues, weakened by the suppurative process which the skin has undergone, may then necrose, and thus lay bare periosteum, cartilage, or bone.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
At this time the head-injury caused him no inconvenience, but it was necessary to amputate the leg and remove the necrosed bones from the cranial wounds; the patient recovered.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Sometimes the nasal passage is obstructed by great masses of the necrosed exudate, thus causing extreme difficulty in breathing.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
When once this has occurred, recovery can only take place by expulsion of the necrosed parts and consequent ulceration.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This process is known as coagulation necrosis, and the resulting fibroid mass, containing in its meshes the necrosed and degenerated epithelium and leucocytes, constitutes the diphtheritic or false membrane.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Frequently this caseous inflammation results in the formation of one or more ulcers with thickened, slightly reddened borders, surmounted by several layers of this necrosed tissue.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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