Definition of Necrosis

the complete deterioration of a bodily organ

Examples of Necrosis in a sentence

Cancer first caused the necrosis of the liver which led to the liver failing to produce proteins used in coagulating the blood.  🔊

After detecting the necrosis in the kidney, surgery was performed in order to remove the toxic body part.  🔊

The health students were grossed out from the necrosis when they were shown photos of the black brain.  🔊

Effects of necrosis can be painful since the cells completely decayed in that body part.  🔊

After being punched hard in the pancreas, necrosis set in since it was damaged so severely.  🔊

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