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necrotizing
Causing or undergoing the death of cells (necrosis).
This entry is located in the following unit: necro-, necr-, necron-, -necrosis, nekro- + (page 7)
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(Greek: a meadow; a pasture; an abode; a place for eating; by extension, "distribution of an acute, necrotizing ulcerative process involving mucous membranes of the mouth or genitalia")
Word Entries containing the term: “necrotizing”
necrotizing facitis
A severe bacterial infection that causes cell tissue to decay rapidly. This is the “flesh-eating bacterium” sometimes referred to in the media.
This entry is located in the following unit: necro-, necr-, necron-, -necrosis, nekro- + (page 7)