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

Of course, she’s also spending less time on Twitter in general, which is a trend that started long before the necrotic presence of Musk.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023

"On both her back and her hip, the tissue had become completely necrotic and her wounds infected with MRSA. She developed osteomyelitis and overwhelming sepsis."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

Caravaggio pins the scene down to its material facts: the confused faces of the onlookers, the downcast faces of the sisters, the necrotic body of Lazarus, the supernatural authority of Christ.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020

Suppurating corns require surgical attention in the way of removal of the purulent necrotic mass and making provision for drainage.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor