Necrosis

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Broader Terms

pathologic process

Narrower Terms

bone necrosis, gangrene, infarct, kidney necrosis, muscle necrosis

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Necrosis is caused by special enzymes that are released by lysosomes which are capable of digesting cell components or the entire cell itself.
• In people older than 50, avascular necrosis is usually caused by a hip fracture but may be caused by a disease that blocks the small blood vessels that supply to the ends of the long bones.
• Avascular necrosis is different from osteoporosis, a general term for a progressive loss in bone density that results in skeletal (bones that make up the framework of the body) weakness.
• Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis Necrosis is main type of islet cell death during development of diabetes June 23rd, 2003 Necrosis is the predominant type of islet cell death during development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in rats.
• LAM* Departments of Surgery and *Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China Introduction Case report Discussion References Carotid artery aneurysm secondary to cystic medial necrosis is a rare clinical entity.

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