Necrotic enteritis
noun
1.
(vet science) an infectious disease of calves, lambs, foals, and piglets, characterized by acute diarrhoea and death, caused by the toxin of the organism Clostridium perfringens type C
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[nek-ruh-tahyz] /ˈnɛk rəˌtaɪz/ verb (used without object), necrotized, necrotizing. 1. to undergo necrosis. verb (used with object), necrotized, necrotizing. 2. to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.). necrotize nec·ro·tize (něk’rə-tīz’) v. nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing, nec·ro·tiz·es To undergo necrosis or cause to necrose.
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[nek-ruh-tahyz] /ˈnɛk rəˌtaɪz/ verb (used without object), necrotized, necrotizing. 1. to undergo necrosis. verb (used with object), necrotized, necrotizing. 2. to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.). necrotize nec·ro·tize (něk’rə-tīz’) v. nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing, nec·ro·tiz·es To undergo necrosis or cause to necrose.
- Necrotized
[nek-ruh-tahyz] /ˈnɛk rəˌtaɪz/ verb (used without object), necrotized, necrotizing. 1. to undergo necrosis. verb (used with object), necrotized, necrotizing. 2. to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.). necrotize nec·ro·tize (něk’rə-tīz’) v. nec·ro·tized, nec·ro·tiz·ing, nec·ro·tiz·es To undergo necrosis or cause to necrose.