necrosis
premature cell death
Aschoff body
nodule found in the heart of an individual with rheumatic fever
skin necrosis
medical condition
liquefactive necrosis
type of necrosis which results in a transformation of the tissue into a liquid viscous mass
caseous necrosis
form of cell death
gangrene
death of connected tissue as a result of problematic blood flow (dry and wet gangrene) or invasion of external bacteria (gas gangrene)
infarction
tissue death caused by a local lack of oxygen, due to an obstruction of the tissue's blood supply
Piecemeal necrosis
necrosis that occurs in fragments
coagulative necrosis
type of cell death
fat necrosis
form of necrosis characterized by the action upon fat by digestive enzymes