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necrosis
noun(ne-cro-sis)
usually localized death of living tissue
necrosis
noun(ne-cro-sis)
necrosis of bone tissue due to impaired or disrupted blood supply (as from traumatic injury or disease)
necrosis
noun(ne-cro-sis)
a pathological state in a plant characterized by brown discoloration and disintegration of the phloem; especially : elm yellows
necrosis
noun(ne-cro-sis)
a protein that is produced chiefly by monocytes and macrophages in response especially to endotoxins and that mediates inflammation and induces the destruction of some tumor cells and the activation of white blood cells

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