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necrotic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to necrosis, particularly of tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or affected by necrosis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • necrotic tissue

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: necròtic — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壞死的 /坏死的 (huàisǐ de) — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Finnish: nekroottinen — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • French: nécrotique — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Italian: necrotico — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Polish: martwiczy — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Portuguese: necrótico — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Portuguese: necrósico — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Romanian: necrotic — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Russian: некротический (nekrotičeskij) — of or pertaining to necrosis
  • Spanish: necrótico — of or pertaining to necrosis