necrosis
nuh kroh suhs
- n the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- The most common problem is gastroesophageal irritation, but dentists and oral surgeons have begun to warn of a more serious problem in a subgroup of patients--necrosis (death) of .
- From the Greek, necrosis (making dead) has come its ghoulish name, radium necrosis.
- Sweeping out of the Middle West was an even more deadly disease, phloem necrosis, which kills thousands of elms every year.