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necroses

necroses is the plural of necrosis.

necroses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of necrose.

Meaning of necrosis

Noun

necrosis (countable and uncountable, plural necroses)

  1. The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
    • Usually gangrene will follow necrosis unless the dead tissue is resected.

Meaning of necrose

Verb

necrose (third-person singular simple present necroses, present participle necrosing, simple past and past participle necrosed)

  1. (intransitive) To become necrotic.

Phrases with necroses

Questions about necroses

What is necroses the plural of?
Necroses is the plural of necrosis.

Words near necroses in the dictionary

  1. necrose
  2. necrosectomies
  3. necrosectomy
  4. necrosecurity
  5. necrosed
  6. necroses
  7. necrosing
  8. necrosis
  9. necrosmia
  10. necrosol
  11. necrosols

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Adapted from Wiktionary: necroses (page history and authors); necrosis (page history and authors); necrose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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