necrotic

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  1. Characterized by necrosis; exhibiting necrosis: dead, as applied to tissues.

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  • He thought of the operation he'd interrupted, the looted fossils of a saint swapped out for her necrotic skeleton, and in the reliquary he saw a pale yellow pelvis, untransplanted— Spastic reflex wrapped his arms around her, protruding ribs like notches for his fingers. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#4
  • This just comes with knowing the encounter ... and yes there are many occasions where this is necessary, with poisons such as the necrotic poison in naxx. —  DSLreports - front page
  • A recent study in Australia showed there was no link between white-tailed spider bites and necrotic (flesh-eating) ulcers.
  • If it is determined on Monday that she is treatable for the necrotic skin infection she has developed recently, secondary to viral gastroenteritis, she will need surgery for the skin she is losing to the infection. —  Blog by-the-Sea
  • Light microscopy of histologic slices showed the presence of lipid droplets mainly in the necrotic region and in a layer of tumor cells surrounding the necrosis. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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