necrosis

/nəkɹˈoʊsəs/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

Synonyms for necrosis

• mortification
• gangrene
• sphacelus

Words that rhyme with necrosis

• apotheosis
• meiosis
• nephrosis
• prognosis
• acidosis
• arteriosclerosis
• asbestosis
• cirrhosis
• diagnosis
• fibrosis
• heterosis
• hypnosis
• neurosis
• psychosis
• sclerosis
• symbiosis
• thrombosis
• misdiagnosis