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      necrotic
      adjective
      relating to or affected by necrosis
      Roots
      nekrosnecr- · Greek · dead, corpseotikos-otic · Greek · pertaining to
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      Where does necrotic come from?

      The word necrotic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: necr, from Greek nekros (“dead, corpse”); and -otic, from Greek otikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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