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Noun: necrosis  ne'krow-sis
  1. The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
    - mortification, gangrene, sphacelus

Type of: death

Encyclopedia: Necrosis

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necromantical
necrophagia
necrophagy
necrophilia
necrophiliac
necrophilism
necrophobia
necropolis
necropsy
necrose
necrosis
necrotic
necrotizing enteritis
necrotizing enterocolitis
nectar
nectareous
nectariferous
nectarine
nectarine tree
nectarous
nectar-rich