Medical term:
necrolysis
necrolysis
[nĕ-krol´ĭ-sis]separation or exfoliation of necrotic tissue.
toxic epidermal necrolysis an exfoliative skin disease in which erythema spreads rapidly over the body, followed by blisters much like those seen in a second degree burn. It may be caused by drug reactions, infections (viral, bacterial, or fungal), neoplastic disease, graft-versus-host reaction, and chemical exposure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ne·crol·y·sis
(nĕ-krol'i-sis),Necrosis and loosening of tissue.
[necro- + G. lysis, loosening]
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ne·crol·y·sis
(nĕ-krol'i-sis)Necrosis and loosening of tissue.
[necro- + G. lysis, loosening]
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