necrobiosis

English

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -biosis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

necrobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural necrobioses)

1. (pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.

Synonyms

• bionecrosis

Derived terms

• necrobiosis lipoidica

 

Related terms

• necrosis
• necrobiotic

Translations

normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes

• Czech: nekrobióza f
• Galician: necrobiose (gl) f
• Greek: νεκροβίωση (el) f (nekrovíosi)
• Romanian: necrobioză (ro) f

Further reading

• “necrobiosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• bionecrosis, biosensoric