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Descriptor English: Necrosis
Descriptor Spanish: Necrosis
Descriptor necrosis
Scope note: Muerte de las células de un órgano o tejido por enfermedad, lesión o irrigación insuficiente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Necrose
Descriptor French: Nécrose
Tree number(s): C23.550.717
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009336
Scope note: The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
Annotation: IM for general or for necrotic process; necrosis in an organ or tissue = organ or tissue /pathol + NECROSIS (NIM); note specific necrosis terms; radionecrosis = RADIATION INJURIES /pathol + organ /pathol + NECROSIS (NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Apoptosis MeSH
Pyroptosis MeSH
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha MeSH
DeCS ID: 9527
Unique ID: D009336
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/30
Necrosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0014544
Scope note The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
Preferred term Necrosis



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