necrotic

Example Sentences

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Of course, she’s also spending less time on Twitter in general, which is a trend that started long before the necrotic presence of Musk.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023

"On both her back and her hip, the tissue had become completely necrotic and her wounds infected with MRSA. She developed osteomyelitis and overwhelming sepsis."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

Caravaggio pins the scene down to its material facts: the confused faces of the onlookers, the downcast faces of the sisters, the necrotic body of Lazarus, the supernatural authority of Christ.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020

That's the only good answer, yes it must be necrotic lung.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

The swelling is at first hot and painful, but afterwards it becomes necrotic and sensation is lost.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.