necrosis

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It primarily triggers necrosis, a form of cell death previously associated with molecules from other scorpion species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

Doctors said the pressure of the magnets had caused necrosis -- tissue death -- in four areas of the boy's small bowel and caecum, which is part of the large intestine.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Han Jeong-sun, a second-generation survivor, suffers from avascular necrosis in her hips, and can't walk without dragging herself.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

The opposite occurred, though, with necrosis setting in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

The light had become the putrid green of necrosis, reflected in the bottles of amber tinctures cluttering the shelves.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros