Definition of Necrosis. Meaning of Necrosis. Synonyms of Necrosis

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Definition of Necrosis

Necrosis
Necrosis Ne*cro"sis, n. [NL., fr. gr. ?, fr. ? to make dead, to mortify, ? a dead body.] 1. (med.) Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.

Meaning of Necrosis from wikipedia

- beneficial effects to the organism, necrosis is almost always detrimental and can be fatal. Cellular death due to necrosis does not follow the apoptotic signal...
- total avascular necrosis of right humeral head. Woman of 81 years with diabetes of long evolution. Radiography of avascular necrosis of left femoral head...
- Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin, or cachectin; formerly known as tumor necrosis factor alpha or TNF-α) is an adipokine and a cytokine. TNF is a member...
- Coagulative necrosis is a type of accidental cell death typically caused by ischemia or infarction. In coagulative necrosis, the architectures of dead...
- 'cheese'. Necrosis refers to the fact that cells do not die in a programmed and orderly way as in apoptosis.[citation needed] Frequently, caseous necrosis is...
- Fat necrosis is a form of necrosis that is caused by the action of lipases on adipocytes. In fat necrosis, the enzyme lipase releases fatty acids from...
- Necrosis is a form of cell injury that results in the premature death of cells in living tissue. Necrosis may also refer to: Necrosis (album), a 2004...
- Liquefactive necrosis (or colliquative necrosis) is a type of necrosis which results in a transformation of the tissue into a liquid viscous m****. Often...
- Phossy jaw, formally known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, was an occupational disease affecting those who worked with white phosphorus (also known...
- Leucocytosis Dermatologic Painful subcutaneous fat necrosis Miscellaneous Subcutaneous fat necrosis Arthalgia Biliary pancreatitis due to gallstones or...