Found 2 items, similar to Necrobiosis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: necrobiosis necrobiosis n : (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: cell death]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Necrobiosis Necrobiosis \Nec`ro*bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + ? way of life, fr. ? life.] (Biol. & Med.) The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of cells in a tissue, in contrast to necrosis. --Virchow. [1913 Webster +PJC]