How to Use necrosis in a Sentence
necrosis
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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 -
This means that when injected, xylazine will kill cells on contact and create pockets of necrosis under the skin.
— Rachel McFadden, The Conversation, 24 July 2024 -
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 -
It was confirmed that an orphan drug can treat necrosis caused by spitting-cobra venom.
— Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 -
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 | Minabinett@al.com, 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
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