necrotic

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Ninety-percent of her flipper was necrotic, and veterinary staff promptly removed the dead tissue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The reason became clear: Microbes were feasting on Assi’s necrotic flesh.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

It was starting to become black—the telltale sign of dying, necrotic tissue.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2024

"He's in excruciating agony because his hip bones are now no longer ball or socket, just jagged, worn, necrotic bones on bones. There are cysts in the joints where cartilage once lived," Mrs Speirs said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

Their presence in the exposed dead tissue is no evidence, for the membrane represents but the necrotic mucous lining....

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various