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   necrose

   /ˈnɛkrəʊs/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to cells) die or cause to die owing to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply: "the knee became painful when the overlying skin necrosed under pressure"

   Word Origin early 19th century: back-formation from necrosis.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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