necrosis
noun
- premature cell death
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nəˈkɹəʊ.sɪs/ / /nɛˈkɹoʊ.sɪs/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis), equivalent to necro- + -osis.
- The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
“Usually gangrene will follow necrosis unless the dead tissue is resected.”
“These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.”