In the term avascular necrosis, what does the word necrosis refer to?
A)Cut off
B)Non-weight-bearing
C)Without a blood supply
D)Death
E)Wasting

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The word necrosis has a Greek origin that means death and refers to a pathologic death of cells or tissue. Avascular necrosis is a condition which affects the femoral head, causing death of body tissue (necrosis) when the blood supply is cut off (avascular: the suffix -ar means pertaining to, the prefix a- means without, and the root vascul- means blood vessel), usually as a result of trauma.

In the Term Avascular Necrosis, What Does the Word Necrosis