necrose

American  

[nuh-krohs, ne-, nek-rohs] / nəˈkroʊs, nɛ-, ˈnɛk roʊs /

verb (used with or without object)

Pathology.

necrosed, necrosing

1. to affect or be affected with necrosis.

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necrose British  

/ ˈnɛkrəʊs, nɛˈkrəʊs /

verb

1. (intr) to cause or undergo necrosis

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Etymology

Origin of necrose

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from necrosis

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

necrose necrosed

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

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

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

Directly the necrosed piece is shed, a wound remains which, so far as treatment is concerned, may be regarded exactly as that left by the formation of pus.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

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 means cutting down upon the diseased cartilage, and either removing the necrosed portion, or excising the cartilage in its entirety.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

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