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Necrosis vs Necrolysis - What's the difference?

necrosis | necrolysis |

As nouns the difference between necrosis and necrolysis

is that necrosis is the localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply while necrolysis is the disintegration and exfoliation of necrotic tissue.

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

    necrolysis

    English

    Noun

    (necrolyses)
  • (medicine) The disintegration and exfoliation of necrotic tissue

    • Related terms

    *necrolytic