necrotize: Meaning and Definition of

nec•ro•tize

Pronunciation: (nek'ru-tīz"), [key]
— v., -tized, -tiz•ing.
—v.i.
  1. to undergo necrosis.
—v.t.
  1. to cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).
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