How to Use necrosis in a Sentence

necrosis

noun
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  • The leaves are not turning yellow and there are no signs of necrosis.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2021
  • The stings can cause necrosis and lead to organ failure.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The leaf with marginal necrosis has lost a lot of water and half of it is dead.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2020
  • For says there’s a compound in the plant called cycasin that can cause liver necrosis.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Brown recluse spiders’ bites can cause skin necrosis, Lyons said.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 July 2024
  • The team found this regular motion is part of what prevents necrosis in the liver.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The disease causes a plethora of blood clots that have lead to Marie contracting gangrene and necrosis.
    — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Now Mr Abu Shuayb, 30, is in a hospital bed watching his leg swell and blacken from necrosis, the result of being shot.
    — The Economist, 14 May 2018
  • The venom of a brown recluse can cause a severe lesion by destroying skin tissue (skin necrosis).
    — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Coming in contact with venomous jellyfish species may lead to necrosis of the skin, Maxfield notes.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
  • The doctor cut away the infected flesh at the site of the bite, which often results in necrosis and other painful, dangerous side effects.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2018
  • That there’s room for those performers on the show now is, in part, a positive side effect of the institution’s own necrosis.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Years ago, Cotton developed bone necrosis in his right front leg and had to have an amputation.
    — cleveland, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Suchilin’s condition worsened with the tissue necrosis spreading to his kidneys, heart and lungs.
    — Alexia Fernandez, ajc, 28 June 2018
  • In the liver, blocking this enzyme causes a cascade of trouble that results in cell death and tissue necrosis.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Then the man went to the hospital a few days ago with pain and the doctors discovered necrosis of the small intestine after having his colon removed awhile ago, Joe said.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Your hellebore may be infected with Helleborus net necrosis virus, also known as black death.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Continued use can cause necrosis (the rotting of human skin), which can lead to amputation.
    — Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • All the placentas also showed dead cells made up the major cell barrier between the mother and fetus, known as trophoblast necrosis.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Remote work can, it is claimed, rebalance the lopsided emphasis on the coasts, and reverse some of the necrosis in America’s heartland.
    — Richard Cooke, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2021
  • With young children, there can be localized soft tissue effects such as necrosis, pain and swelling, Batchelor said.
    — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
  • The routine addition of epsom salts can lead to salt accumulation in the soil, which can lead to leaf tip dieback, marginal leaf chlorosis and necrosis (or burn).
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021
  • The same medication that stopped Breen from dying led to necrosis (tissue death) of his extremities.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2017
  • Garrison was a Pro Bowler once and a 1,000-yard rusher four times – once after missing two seasons because of avascular necrosis.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 26 Apr. 2023
  • However, in one of these cases, the victim lost an arm to massive necrosis and in the other, the victim died of massive hemorrhaging, similar to the effects of a rattlesnake bite.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • However, in one of these cases, the victim lost an arm to massive necrosis and in the other, the victim died of massive hemorrhaging, similar to the effects of a Rattlesnake bite.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • This blockage can restrict blood flow to organs, resulting in tissue necrosis.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • This blockage can restrict blood flow to organs, resulting in tissue necrosis.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And now, a new study adds to the growing evidence that our bodies are to blame for snakebite necrosis: scientists from India were able to prevent necrosis in mice by taking out one of the immune system's big guns.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
  • Contact with the skin can result in dermatitis, loss of hair, and necrosis due to irritation, the organization said.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 1 June 2017

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