n.
Pronunciation: n ə - ' kr ō -s ə s, ne-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ne · cro · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek nekr ō sis, from nekroun to make dead, from nekros dead body
Date: 1665
: usu. localized death of living tissue
– ne · crot · ic \ - ' krä-tik \ adjective