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Necrotic

Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.

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Gangrene 74% connected

A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applie…

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Gangrene 74% connected

A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applie…

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Gangrene 66% connected

A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applie…

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Atrophied p. a. · 78% connection

Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

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Bloat verb · 78% connection

To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing…

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Carbuncle noun · 78% connection

A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny har…

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Caries noun · 78% connection

Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it d…

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Cerebrin noun · 78% connection

A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whe…

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Cholesterin noun · 78% connection

A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…

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Cytogenous adjective · 78% connection

Producing cells; -- applied esp. to lymphatic, or adenoid, tissue.

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Dermatosclerosis noun · 78% connection

an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

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Engraving noun · 78% connection

The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of pro…

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Fascia noun · 78% connection

The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and in…

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Fat noun · 78% connection

An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of pl…

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Fibroma noun · 78% connection

A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.

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Heteroplastic adjective · 78% connection

Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone.

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Histocompatibility noun · 78% connection

condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or transplant r…

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Histogenetic adjective · 78% connection

Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.

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Hypoderma noun · 78% connection

A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In…

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Infarct noun · 78% connection

localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

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Infarction noun · 78% connection

localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

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