Necrobiosis
[nek-roh-bahy-oh-sis] /ˌnɛk roʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the death of cells or tissue caused by aging or disease.
/ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs/
noun
1.
(physiol) the normal degeneration and death of cells Compare necrosis
necrobiosis nec·ro·bi·o·sis (něk’rō-bī-ō’sĭs)
n.
nec’ro·bi·ot’ic (-ŏt’ĭk) adj.
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