Necrobiosis
Pronunciation : Nec`ro*bi*o"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol. & Med.)
Definition : Defn: The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy. Virchow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913