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to necrotize

to necrotize

5 9.8
Cause body tissue to die, often after injury or infection
  • verb
  • /ˈnɛkrəˌtaɪz/
  • Specialized
: necrozar
  • necrotizing fasciitis

These are prolonged antibiotics at birth beyond the five days are associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis over the next couple months.

Examples

  • Oh, and it was because she had necrotizing gastritis.

    Blog text (9)

  • Then Margaret got necrotizing fasciitis and they had to cut off her arm.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Necrotizing fasciitis was first described during the American Civil War by Joseph Jones, a Confederate Army doctor.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Cellulitis will respond to medical intervention alone, but necrotizing fasciitis requires surgical debridement.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Necrotizing fasciitis is a fulminant soft-tissue infection that occurs most frequently in the extremities, abdomen, and perineum.

    Academic text (2004)

  • If not treated, necrotize can lead to serious complications, including the loss of limbs.

  • Doctors warn that untreated infections can cause tissue to necrotize, resulting in severe health risks.

  • In cases of severe injury, the affected area may necrotize and require immediate medical attention.

Synonyms

to necrose
vsto necrotize
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To die and decay because of injury or disease

causes tissue or cells to die rather than passively dying
to mortify
vsto necrotize
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To die because it loses blood or gets a serious infection

causes tissue death rather than tissue itself becoming dead

Antonyms

to heal
726 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

to revitalize
  • US
35 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

How Damaging

to necrotize
  • Specialized
5 9.8
to damage
323 1.4
to injure
10 1.6
to irritate
19 3.4

Surface Forms

necrotize infinitive
necrotized past
necrotized past participle
necrotizing present participle
necrotizes third person singular

Morphology

necrotize = necrosis + necrotic (transparent) = necro + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the medical base (necrosis/necrotic), yielding a predictable meaning 'to cause to undergo necrosis'.

Etymology

Necrotize starts with the Greek part necro- meaning 'dead' and ends with -ize meaning 'to make'. So necrotize literally means 'to make dead', which is why doctors use it for wounds or infections that cause body tissue to die.