NECROSES

Noun

necroses

plural of necrosis

Verb

necroses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of necrose

Anagrams

• coreness, scornees

Source: Wiktionary


NECROSE

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

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

NECROSIS

Ne*cro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. gr.

1. (med.)

Definition: 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.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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