| Descriptor in English: | Necrosis |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Necrosis |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Necrose |
| Descriptor in French: | Nécrose |
| Entry term(s): |
Necroses |
| Tree number(s): |
C23.550.717 |
| 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: index organ or tissue /pathol + NECROSIS (NIM); note specific necrosis terms; radionecrosis: index 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 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Apoptosis
MeSH Pyroptosis MeSH Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 9527 |
| Descriptor UI: | D009336 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2019/05/30 |
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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 |
| Entry term(s) |
Necroses |
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