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necro

necro

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A word part at the start that shows the word is about death
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  • The prefix necro appears in words like necrophobia and necrology, both relating to death.

Examples

  • The prefix necro is often used in words associated with death, such as necromancy and necrology.

  • In necromancy, practitioners claim to communicate with the dead.

  • The medical term necrotizing refers to the death of body tissue.

  • In biology, necrosis describes the process of cell or tissue death.

  • The term necrology refers to the study of death.

  • In medical terminology, necrosis refers specifically to the death of cells or tissues.

  • People with necrophobia have an intense fear of anything related to death or corpses.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Necro as a prefix comes from the Greek nekros meaning 'dead body', and you can see it in words like necrosis ('death' of tissue) and necrophobia ('fear of the dead'), so it always points to death or dead things.