NECROSE

necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate

(verb) undergo necrosis; “the tissue around the wound necrosed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

necrose (third-person singular simple present necroses, present participle necrosing, simple past and past participle necrosed)

(intransitive, pathology) To become necrotic.

Anagrams

• Cerones, Creones, encores, necroes, scornee

Source: Wiktionary


Ne*crose", v. t. & i. (Med.)

Definition: To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis. Quain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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