Word of the Week ne·cro·sis [neˈkrōsəs] NOUN medicine the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply. ORIGIN mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek nekrōsis (see necro-, -osis). Share this:1 <img alt="I'm part of Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram More Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like Loading...