Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To undergo necrosis or cause to necrose.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To become necrotic.
- To cause necrosis in; render necrotic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To undergo, or to cause
necrosis ; to become or to makenecrotic
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Examples
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This means that the skin and muscles of the T-800's, unlike the human equivalents, do not wear down, degrade or necrotize over relatively short periods of time.
Roland Kickinger Filling in for Schwarzenegger in Terminator Salvation « FirstShowing.net 2008
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This cryogenic storage and the vacuum sealed room ensures that the T-800's flesh will not decay or necrotize from exposure to warm, oxygenated air that may contain pathogens.
Roland Kickinger Filling in for Schwarzenegger in Terminator Salvation « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Not to say we won't have to necrotize certain assets.
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MRSA commonly colonizes in the nostrils, can cause life-threatening pneumonias, can necrotize skin and wound infections, and is a particular risk to children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.
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MRSA commonly colonizes in the nostrils, can cause life-threatening pneumonias, can necrotize skin and wound infections, and is a particular risk to children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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