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
Conveniently, Ernest’s personality has been wiped by a case of necrotic amnesia that allows this Greatest Generation ghost to pal around with today’s teenagers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 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
In hogs it has caused necrotic or diphtheritic processes in the mucous membrane of the mouth, necrosis of the anterior wall of the nasal septum, and pulmonary and intestinal necrosis, accompanying hog cholera.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
