micronecrosis

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noun

microscopic necrosis

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Meanings

nounmicronecrosis (plural micronecroses)

plural micronecroses

  1. microscopic necrosis

    Minimally elevated levels of serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT), a marker of cardiomyocyte micronecrosis, can be detected with high sensitivity cTnT (hs-cTnT) assays.

    2015 August 25, “Urine Albumin Excretion Is Associated with Cardiac Troponin T Detected with a Highly Sensitive Assay in a Community-Based Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + necrosis.

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Chicago

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