necrobiosis /nec·ro·bi·o·sis/ (-bi-o´sis) swelling, basophilia, and distortion of collagen bundles in the dermis, sometimes with obliteration of normal structure, but short of actual necrosis.necrobiot´ic
necrobiosis
nec·ro·bi·o·sis (n k r -b - s s)n. 1. Physiological or normal death of cells or tissues as a result of changes associated with development, aging, or use. 2. Necrosis of a small area of tissue. Also called bionecrosis. nec ro·bi·otic (- tk) adj. |
necrobiosis
[nek′rōbī·ō′sis]
1 the death of a small area of cells in a large area of living tissue.
2 the normal death of tissue cells as a result of changes associated with development, aging, atrophy, or degeneration. necrobiotic, adj.
necrobiosis
the physiological death of individual effete cells in any tissue; a normal mechanism in the constant turnover of many cell populations.
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