necrosis
(ne-cro-sis)
3 syllables
Definition
noun. the death of one or more cells in the body usually within a localized area as from an interruption of the blood supply to that part
Example Sentence
A brown recluse spider bite can cause necrosis.
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necrosis
Rhymes
- cirrhosis
- fibrosis
- hypnosis
- meiosis
- necrosis
- nephrosis
- neurosis
- prognosis
- psychosis
- sclerosis
- thrombosis
- acidosis
- diagnosis
- heterosis
- symbiosis
- apotheosis
- misdiagnosis
- tuberculosis
- atherosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- neurofibromatosis