As nouns the difference between putrefaction and necrosis
is that putrefaction is the act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products while necrosis is the localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
putrefaction
Noun
(
en noun)
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
Rotten material.
The state of being rotten.
Related terms
* putrescent
* putrefactive
* putrefacient
* putrefy
* putrid
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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