necrolysis

Noun

Meaning

disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

harmful poison crack toxin poisonous connective necrotic toxic toxicant epidermal toxicity disorders

Antonyms

therapeutic curative antidote restorative palliative nontoxic

Hypernyms

lysis

Related terms

necrosis necrotic necrolytic

Examples

A classification first published in 1993, that has been adopted as a consensus definition, identifies Stevens–Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and SJS/TEN overlap. Source: Internet

For example, patients with sulfonamide-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis have been shown to have a slow acetylator genotype that results in increased production of sulfonamide hydroxylamine via the cytochrome P-450 pathway. Source: Internet

Phenytoin therapy has been linked to the life-threatening skin reactions Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

necrologically necrologist necrology necrolytic necromance necromancer