Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrobiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necro-bio-sis
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- English -biosis English necrobiosis From necro- + -biosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

necrobioses (plural)

Phrases

necrobiosis lipoidica

Frequently Paired Words

necrosis necrobiotic

Synonyms

bionecrosis cell death

Questions

What does necrobiosis mean?: The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.
Where does necrobiosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- English -biosis English necrobiosis From necro- + -biosis.

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