Main Entry: ne·cro·sis

Pronunciation: \nə-ˈkrō-səs, ne-\

Function: noun

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

: death of living tissue ; specifically : death of a portion of tissue differentially affected by local injury (as loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or the local lesion of a disease)—compare necrobiosis