Category:Necrosis

Ne*cro"sis, n. Etym: [nl., fr. gr.

1. (med.)

Defn: mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or Portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular Disintegration. See caries.

2. (bot.)

Defn: a disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from The bark to the center.