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necrotic
[ nuh-krot-ik, ne- ]
adjective
- (of animal or plant tissue) dead or dying:
Treatment includes prompt and extensive surgical debridement of all necrotic tissue and removal of foreign bodies from the wound, accompanied by appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Other Word Forms
- Dz·Ա·dz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of necrotic1
Example Sentences
Some of the tissue that has held us together and kept us alive is already necrotic.
The reason became clear: Microbes were feasting on Assi’s necrotic flesh.
"He's in excruciating agony because his hip bones are now no longer ball or socket, just jagged, worn, necrotic bones on bones. There are cysts in the joints where cartilage once lived," Mrs Speirs said.
Second, the scientists found that placing RvE1 on exposed and severely infected and necrotic pulp did not facilitate regeneration.
The drug supply is getting steadily more unpredictable, as more substances are found to contain fentanyl and animal tranquilizers like xylazine that can generate horrific necrotic injuries.
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