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Necrobiosis

Necrobiosis Meaning & Definition
Necrobiosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Necrobiosis?

[n] (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Necrobiosis: cell death

Related Terms | Find terms related to Necrobiosis:

See Also | apoptosis | caspase-mediated cell death | death | programmed cell death

Necrobiosis In Webster's Dictionary

\Nec`ro*bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dead + ? way of life, fr. ? life.] (Biol. & Med.) The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.

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