necrosis
Spanish, noun/neˈkɾosis/
necrosis is spelled N-E-C-R-O-S-I-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Necrosis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “necrosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Muerte patológica de un conjunto de células o de cualquier tejido del organismo, provocada por un agente…”.
What does necrosis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenecrosis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Muerte patológica de un conjunto de células o de cualquier tejido del organismo, provocada por un agente nocivo que ha provocado una lesión tan grave que no se puede reparar o curar como por ejemplo el aporte insuficiente de sangre al tejido o isquemia o un traumatismo. Una vez producida es irreversible.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce necrosis?
- /neˈkɾosis/
- [neˈkɾo.sis]
- [neˈkɾosis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to necrosis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is necrosis in Spanish?
necrosis appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).