Pathologic Function
skin necrosis
skin ne·cro·sis
Definitions related to skin necrosis:
  • Death of one or more layers of skin.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cutaneous necrosis) Skin and subcutaneous tissue necrosis (tissue death). Clinically, cutaneous necrosis may present as a painful and extremely tender black eschar (dead tissue found in a full-thickness wound) surrounded by dusky grey-red colored skin.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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