necrotize
[ nek-ruh-tahyz ]
verb (used without object),nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing.
to undergo necrosis.
verb (used with object),nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing.
to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).
Origin of necrotize
11870–75; necrot(ic) + -ize
- Also especially British, nec·ro·tise .
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