necrotize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nekrə tīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nec•ro•tize  (nekrə tīz′),USA pronunciation v., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. Medicineto undergo necrosis.

v.t. 
  1. Medicineto cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] necro•tise′. 
  • necrot(ic) + -ize 1870–75


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