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Necrosis vs Heterolysis - What's the difference?

necrosis | heterolysis |

As nouns the difference between necrosis and heterolysis

is that necrosis is (pathology) the localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply while heterolysis is (chemistry) in organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions.

necrosis

English

(wikipedia necrosis)

Noun

(necroses)
  • (pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.

    • Derived terms

    * necrotic

    Related terms

    * necrobiosis

    heterolysis

    English

    Noun

    (heterolyses)
  • (chemistry) In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions
  • (biology) The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species

    • Derived terms

    *heterolytic