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(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
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necrobiosis
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n. (context pathology English) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.
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Necrobiosis is the physiological death of a cell , and can be caused by conditions such as basophilia , erythema , or a tumor . It is identified both with and without necrosis . It is associated with necrobiosis lipoidica and granuloma annulare . Necrobiosis ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Necrobiosis \Nec`ro*bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + ? way of life, fr. ? life.] (Biol. & Med.) The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal ...
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n. (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: cell death ]
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