01 n. The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal death of cells in a tiss…
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The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied primarily to death of bone tissue.(Med.)
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A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.(Bot.)