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caseous necrosis

caseous necrosis noun: a form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance.

Noun

caseous necrosis (countable and uncountable, plural caseous necroses)

  1. A form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance.

Forms of caseous necrosis

pluralcaseous necroses

Questions about caseous necrosis

What does caseous necrosis mean?
Caseous necrosis means a form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance.
What part of speech is caseous necrosis?
Caseous necrosis is a noun.
What is the plural of caseous necrosis?
The plural of caseous necrosis is caseous necroses.

Words near caseous necrosis in the dictionary

  1. caseopurulent
  2. caseose
  3. caseoses
  4. caseous
  5. caseous necroses
  6. caseous necrosis
  7. caser
  8. Caseres
  9. Casereses
  10. casern
  11. caserne

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