Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrosis

/nɛˈkɹoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: necro-sis
IPA: /nɛˈkɹoʊ.sɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis), equivalent to necro- + -osis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɛˈkɹoʊ.sɪs/
British English: /nəˈkɹəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

necroses (plural)

Derived Forms

adiponecrosis angionecrosis antinecrosis aponecrosis arteriolonecrosis autonecrosis bionecrosis chondronecrosis cryonecrosis cytonecrosis dermonecrosis fibronecrosis

Phrases

aseptic necrosis avascular necrosis caseous necrosis ischemic bone necrosis -nercept phosphorus necrosis tumor necrosis factor

Frequently Paired Words

necrobiosis

Synonyms

mortification gangrene sphacelus

Rhymes With

diagnosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis fibrosis cirrhosis thrombosis symbiosis neurosis meiosis acidosis

Questions

How do you pronounce necrosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɛˈkɹoʊ.sɪs/.
What does necrosis mean?: The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
Where does necrosis come from?: From Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis), equivalent to necro- + -osis.

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