necro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Inflections: Before a vowel necr-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek νεκρο-, νεκρός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek νεκρο-, combining form (in e.g. νεκροπομπός conducting the dead, νεκροσυλία robbery of the dead) of νεκρός dead body or person, cognate with νέκυς corpse, and with classical Latin nec- , nex violent death, nocēre to harm, noxa harm, Sanskrit naś- to be lost, perish, disappear (compare nash v.), Avestan nas- to perish, disappear, nasu- corpse, Tocharian A näk-, Tocharian B näk- to destroy, disappear, perish. Compare French nécro- (formations in which are found from at least the late 18th cent., in e.g. nécrobie (1785)).Attested in loans and adaptations of Latin words from the Middle English period onwards, as necromancy n., necrology n., etc., and in loans from Greek from the early 19th cent., as necropolis n., necrolatry n. Formations in English are found from the 19th cent., as necrobiosis n., necroscopy n.

Forming terms relating to death, dead bodies, or dead tissue.

† necrodialogistical adj. Obsolete consisting of dialogues of the dead.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > other non-story prose > [adjective] > consisting of dialogues of the dead

necrodialogistical1715

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 23 Such Infernal Pamphlets were Lucian's Dialogues of old; and the Ingenious Mr. Brown's Parallels, of the same Necrodialogistical kind.

necrolysis n.

Brit.

/nᵻˈkrɒlᵻsɪs/

/nɛˈkrɒlᵻsɪs/

U.S.

/nəˈkrɑləsəs/

/nɛˈkrɑləsəs/

necrosis and loosening or dissolution of cells or tissue; (Medicine) (in full toxic epidermal necrolysis) a syndrome characterized by extensive necrosis of the epidermis with blister formation and peeling that resembles scalding, typically occurring as an adverse reaction to a drug.

ΚΠ

1956 A. Lyell in Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 68 361 Such a very definite syndrome as this should have a name to distinguish it from other toxic erythema and bullous eruptions, and I suggest that it might be called ‘Toxic epidermal necrolysis’. The word necrolysis avoids the ambiguity of epidermolysis and the picture of ulceration and gangrene which is conjured up by necrosis.

1985 Paleobiology 11 105 The past decade has seen a change in emphasis..to more experimental, process-oriented investigations of necrolysis, stratification, and diagnosis of organic remains in modern environments.

1993 Fort Collins Triangle Rev. (Colorado) 4 a/1 Mrs Smith..was diagnosed as having Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis..a rare skin disease in which the skin sloughs off as in a third degree burn.

1995 Jrnl. Vet. Internal Med. 9 399/1 In dogs, hepatocutaneous syndrome..is characterized by parakeratosis, superficial necrolysis, and basilar hyperplasia of the epidermis.

necromass n.

Brit.

/ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mas/

U.S.

/ˈnɛkrəˌmæs/

Ecology organic material consisting of or derived from dead organisms; (also) the total mass of dead organisms (of a given type, in a given area, etc.) (cf. biomass n.).

ΚΠ

1980 Oikos 34 78/2 Living and dead root fragments (biomass and necromass respectively) were sorted into different species.

1988 Amer. Midland Naturalist 120 405 Mean annual lateral root biomass and necromass to 40cm, determined from soil cores, were 583 and 281 g/m³, respectively.

1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) viii. 153/2 Much of the mass of a living colony is..the accumulated dead remains of previous overgrown modules. It is necromass, the substance of which coral reefs and forests are composed.

2000 New Scientist 25 Mar. 100/3 Recent European Union publications on the natural environment refer to CWD [sc. coarse woody debris] as ‘necromass’. Poetic it isn't.

† necromorphous adj. Entomology Obsolete rare (of a pupa) resembling a motionless adult; appearing dead.

ΚΠ

1836 E. Newman in Entomol. Mag. 3 17 [The grub of] the bee becomes quiescent, every limb being distinct, detached, and perfect, but enveloped in a delicately soft and smooth skin, and motionless. This is the true Necromorphous character.

1873 J. O. Westwood President's Addr. 27 Jan. in Entomol. Soc. Trans. p. lix The position of the animal in the ovum is allowed to unite into one group Libellula with its active, and Hemerobius with its necromorphous pupa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necro-
释义	necro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Inflections: Before a vowel necr-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek νεκρο-, νεκρός. Etymology: < ancient Greek νεκρο-, combining form (in e.g. νεκροπομπός conducting the dead, νεκροσυλία robbery of the dead) of νεκρός dead body or person, cognate with νέκυς corpse, and with classical Latin nec- , nex violent death, nocēre to harm, noxa harm, Sanskrit naś- to be lost, perish, disappear (compare nash v.), Avestan nas- to perish, disappear, nasu- corpse, Tocharian A näk-, Tocharian B näk- to destroy, disappear, perish. Compare French nécro- (formations in which are found from at least the late 18th cent., in e.g. nécrobie (1785)).Attested in loans and adaptations of Latin words from the Middle English period onwards, as necromancy n., necrology n., etc., and in loans from Greek from the early 19th cent., as necropolis n., necrolatry n. Formations in English are found from the 19th cent., as necrobiosis n., necroscopy n. Forming terms relating to death, dead bodies, or dead tissue. † necrodialogistical adj. Obsolete consisting of dialogues of the dead.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > other non-story prose > [adjective] > consisting of dialogues of the dead necrodialogistical1715 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 23 Such Infernal Pamphlets were Lucian's Dialogues of old; and the Ingenious Mr. Brown's Parallels, of the same Necrodialogistical kind. necrolysis n. Brit. /nᵻˈkrɒlᵻsɪs/ , /nɛˈkrɒlᵻsɪs/ , U.S. /nəˈkrɑləsəs/ , /nɛˈkrɑləsəs/ necrosis and loosening or dissolution of cells or tissue; (Medicine) (in full toxic epidermal necrolysis) a syndrome characterized by extensive necrosis of the epidermis with blister formation and peeling that resembles scalding, typically occurring as an adverse reaction to a drug. ΚΠ 1956 A. Lyell in Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 68 361 Such a very definite syndrome as this should have a name to distinguish it from other toxic erythema and bullous eruptions, and I suggest that it might be called ‘Toxic epidermal necrolysis’. The word necrolysis avoids the ambiguity of epidermolysis and the picture of ulceration and gangrene which is conjured up by necrosis. 1985 Paleobiology 11 105 The past decade has seen a change in emphasis..to more experimental, process-oriented investigations of necrolysis, stratification, and diagnosis of organic remains in modern environments. 1993 Fort Collins Triangle Rev. (Colorado) 4 a/1 Mrs Smith..was diagnosed as having Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis..a rare skin disease in which the skin sloughs off as in a third degree burn. 1995 Jrnl. Vet. Internal Med. 9 399/1 In dogs, hepatocutaneous syndrome..is characterized by parakeratosis, superficial necrolysis, and basilar hyperplasia of the epidermis. necromass n. Brit. /ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mas/ , U.S. /ˈnɛkrəˌmæs/ Ecology organic material consisting of or derived from dead organisms; (also) the total mass of dead organisms (of a given type, in a given area, etc.) (cf. biomass n.). ΚΠ 1980 Oikos 34 78/2 Living and dead root fragments (biomass and necromass respectively) were sorted into different species. 1988 Amer. Midland Naturalist 120 405 Mean annual lateral root biomass and necromass to 40cm, determined from soil cores, were 583 and 281 g/m³, respectively. 1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) viii. 153/2 Much of the mass of a living colony is..the accumulated dead remains of previous overgrown modules. It is necromass, the substance of which coral reefs and forests are composed. 2000 New Scientist 25 Mar. 100/3 Recent European Union publications on the natural environment refer to CWD [sc. coarse woody debris] as ‘necromass’. Poetic it isn't. † necromorphous adj. Entomology Obsolete rare (of a pupa) resembling a motionless adult; appearing dead. ΚΠ 1836 E. Newman in Entomol. Mag. 3 17 [The grub of] the bee becomes quiescent, every limb being distinct, detached, and perfect, but enveloped in a delicately soft and smooth skin, and motionless. This is the true Necromorphous character. 1873 J. O. Westwood President's Addr. 27 Jan. in Entomol. Soc. Trans. p. lix The position of the animal in the ovum is allowed to unite into one group Libellula with its active, and Hemerobius with its necromorphous pupa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1715
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