Definitions for: Necrobiosis


[n] (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)



Webster (1913) Definition: Nec`ro*bi*o"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dead + ? way
of life, fr. ? life.] (Biol. & Med.)
The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without
loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and
atrophy.

Synonyms: cell death

See Also: apoptosis, caspase-mediated cell death, death, programmed cell death

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