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necrosis

necrosis

noun neh-KROH-sees Rare

Origin: from Greek nekrōsis (death of tissue)

Usage Note

Necrosis is an invariable noun — the plural form is also necrosis (no -es added), because Spanish leaves Greek/Latin -sis words unchanged in the plural. It describes the premature death of cells or tissue in a living organism, distinct from apoptosis (programmed cell death).

Examples

"La gangrena puede causar necrosis del tejido."

Natural Translation

Gangrene can cause necrosis of the tissue.

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