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
necrobiosis [nek″ro-bi-o´sis]
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 [nek″ro-bi-o´sis]
the physiologic death of cells; a normal mechanism in the constant turnover of many cell populations. Called also bionecrosis. adj., adj necrobiot´ic.
necrobiosis lipoi´dica a dermatosis characterized by patchy degeneration of the elastic and connective tissue of the skin with degenerated collagen occurring in irregular patches, especially in the dermis, most often on the mid or lower shins; usually associated with diabetes.
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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