necrosis necrose • necrotic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · necrosis · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply). Synonyms: mortification, gangrene, sphacelus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · mortification · · Synonym 1 gangrene · · Synonym 2 sphacelus · · Synonym 3 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073