different between degeneration vs necrosis

English

Etymology

From French dégénération, from Latin d?gener?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??d??n???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: de?gen?er?ation

Noun

degeneration (usually uncountable, plural degenerations)

1. (uncountable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
2. (uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.

   fatty degeneration of the liver

3. (uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
4. (countable) A thing that has degenerated.

Synonyms

• (process or state of growing worse): decline, degradation, debasement, degeneracy, deterioration
• (gaming slang): nerf

Related terms

• degenerate

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (nékr?sis).

Noun

necrosis (plural necroses)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• necrobiosis

Translations

Anagrams

• Cisneros, Ericsson, sensoric

Interlingua

Alternative forms

• necrose

Noun

necrosis (uncountable)

1. necrosis

Spanish

Noun

necrosis f (plural necrosis)

1. necrosis