necrosis

Questions about necrosis

What does necrosis mean?

necrosis means "the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)".

How many syllables are in necrosis?

necrosis has 3 syllables: ne-cro-sis. The stress falls on "cro". In IPA it is /nəˈkɹoʊsəs/.

What is another word for necrosis?

Close synonyms include mortification, gangrene, sphacelus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is necrosis a common word?

necrosis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.