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  • "Necrosis" simply means decay; it is what happens to the body when we die.

    The Strep-A Scare. 2008

  • "Termination Shock" was filmed in Bulgaria and will air on the SciFi Channel in June, and the horror flick "Necrosis," along with "White on Rice," probably will make the festival rounds.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2009

  • "Termination Shock" was filmed in Bulgaria and will air on the SciFi Channel in June, and the horror flick "Necrosis," along with "White on Rice," probably will make the festival rounds.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2009

  • Necrosis is death of the cancerous cells, resulting in the tumor shrinking.

    Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

  • Necrosis is death of the cancerous cells, resulting in the tumor shrinking.

    Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

  • ARDS is caused by an excessive immune inflammatory response driven by Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) that leads to the death of respiratory epithelial cells and resulting organ failure.

    Swine Flu-- Normal or Malignant? 2009

  • Necrosis generally involves a group of contiguous cells or occurs at the tissue level.

    Cell damage from toxicity and tissue repair 2007

  • Necrosis is a progressive failure of essential metabolic and structural cell components usually in the cytoplasm.

    Cell damage from toxicity and tissue repair 2007

  • Necrosis begins as a reduced production of cellular proteins, changes in electrolyte gradient, or loss of membrane integrity (especially increased membrane permeability).

    Cell damage from toxicity and tissue repair 2007

  • Necrosis of the rib will be described along with the treatment of suppurating sores.

    On The Articulations 2007

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