necroses
Cells dying off
Necroses is the plural of necrosis, the death of cells or tissue in a living organism.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts when multiple areas of tissue death occur: The scan revealed several necroses throughout the liver.
Necrosis differs from apoptosis, which is programmed cell death—necrosis typically results from injury, infection, or loss of blood supply.
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
abscess · osteomyelitis · cellulitis · lesion · thrombosis · embolism · avascular · apoptosis
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- autolysisCell's enzymatic self-destruction
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
discoloration · odor · bacteria · enzymatic · breakdown · spoilage · cadaveric · postmortem
Wasting from disuse
- dystrophyDegenerative tissue disorder
- sclerosisMorbid tissue hardening
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
deterioration · decline · cachexia · senescence · debilitation · devolution · regression · impairment
Plant disease causing decay
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- diebackPlant tissue dying progressively
- wiltLose vigor, sag
- rotOrganic breakdown process
fungal · bacterial · leaf spot · blackening · withering · crown rot · root rot · vascular
Removing damaged tissue surgically
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- excisionCutting out of tissue
wound care · grafting · staging · demarcation · prognosis · treatment · imaging · diagnosis
gangrene
Tissue death from bloodlessness
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
ulceration · abscess · osteomyelitis · cellulitis · lesion · thrombosis · embolism · avascular · apoptosis · autolysis
putrefaction
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- autolysisCell's enzymatic self-destruction
liquefaction · discoloration · odor · bacteria · enzymatic · breakdown · spoilage · cadaveric · postmortem · mortification
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
- dystrophyDegenerative tissue disorder
- sclerosisMorbid tissue hardening
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
wasting · deterioration · decline · cachexia · senescence · debilitation · devolution · regression · impairment · cell death
blight
Plant disease causing decay
rot · fungal · bacterial · leaf spot · blackening · withering · crown rot · root rot · vascular · lesion
debridement
Removing damaged tissue surgically
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
excision · wound care · grafting · staging · demarcation · prognosis · treatment · imaging · diagnosis · histopathology
necrosesheals
Restores to wellness
regenerates · revitalizes · recovers · repairs · rejuvenates
necrosesgrows
Increases in amount
proliferates · develops · differentiates · regenerates · hypertrophies
necrosesregeneration
Biological self-repair process
healing · repair · renewal · restoration · growth
- coagulative necrosisCell death preserving structure
- caseous necrosisCheese-textured tissue destruction