Necrobiosis \Nec`ro*bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + ?
way of life, fr. ? life.]
(Biol. & Med.)
The death of a part of an organism by molecular
disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the
processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of
cells in a tissue, in contrast to necrosis. --Virchow.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Necrobiosis \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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