NECROTIZE Definition & Meaning

necrotize

[ nek-ruh-tahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

necrotized, necrotizing.

to undergo necrosis.

verb (used with object)

necrotized, necrotizing.

to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of necrotize¹

1870–75; necrot(ic) ( def ) + -ize

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However, that can make things worse, causing the wounds to necrotize, or essentially rot on the body, often requiring amputation.

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Ominously in the present day Anthony's bee sting starts to necrotize his flesh, crawling from his hand up his arm and transforming his skin into a honeycomb of scars.

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