Main Entry: ne·cro·sis

Pronunciation: \nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ne·cro·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekrōsis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body

Date: 1665

: usu. localized death of living tissue

— ne·crot·ic \-ˈkrä-tik\ adjective