Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To undergo or cause to undergo necrosis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be or become affected with necrosis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb (Med.) To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, pathology To become
necrotic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb undergo necrosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Actinomycin D was so toxic that it had to be heavily diluted in saline; if even minute amounts leaked out of the veins, then the skin around the leak would necrose and turn black.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Actinomycin D was so toxic that it had to be heavily diluted in saline; if even minute amounts leaked out of the veins, then the skin around the leak would necrose and turn black.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Actinomycin D was so toxic that it had to be heavily diluted in saline; if even minute amounts leaked out of the veins, then the skin around the leak would necrose and turn black.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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So far, when introducing these sugars for a few weeks or months, they are seeing the body produce stem cells (new ones actually visible in the blood stream!) to rebuild damaged nerves, secrete a substance naturally made as a result of one of these sugars being ingested, which causes cancerous tumours to necrose, turn black, and break down (!!), fight off the AIDS and HIV viruses, and further incredible stuff.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2003
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One of the big concerns, actually, from these bites is that the skin surrounding the bite might actually die or necrose.
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There are also bacilli that are capable of multiplying in tissues and so irritating them as to cause them to die (necrose) without forming pus.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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After a while, the tissue begins to necrose (die).
The Acorn 2009
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(necrose) from want of blood and cause a serious quittor, or fistula.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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