A large area of necrosis that has progressed to decay is called gangrene.
Aseptic necrosis is the medical term meaning tissue death without infection.
The medical term for gangrene is necrosis.
Osteonecrosis means bony necrosis.
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A cytotoxin is an agent that kills cells
Xeroderma is the medical term for dry skinXerosis
The term for cell death is cell necrosis while the term for tissue death is tissue Necrosis.The word Necrosis is derived from Latin word Nekros which means corpse.
The term for tissue death is either necrosis or apoptosis, depending on the situation. Apoptosis is preprogrammed tissue death, while necrosis is not preprogrammed. An infarct is an area of tissue that has died due to lack of blood supply.
Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
A localized area of necrosis caused by an interruption of the blood supply is an infarction. For instance, a myocardial infarction is a localized area of necrosis in the heart muscle. An MI is commonly known as a heart attack.
Osteonecrosis is the general term meaning death of bone tissue due to an insuffficient blood supply, infection, malignancy, or trauma.Death of bone tissue to to insufficient blood supply is a subset of osteonecrosis; this more specific condition may be called avascular necrosis (AVN), bone infarction, aseptic necrosis, or ischemic bone necrosis.Osteonecrosis