Researchers explore whether helping make better scar tissue in your heart could be a possible alternative to re-growing new tissue. Heart disease is the number one cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), affecting millions of people every year.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Necrosis. Necrosis is a form of cell injury that results in the premature death of cells in living tissue. Necrosis is caused by factors external to the cell or tissue, such as infection, toxins, or trauma that result in the unregulated digestion of cell components.
cicatricial tissue the dense fibrous tissue forming a cicatrix, derived directly from granulation tissue; called also scar tissue. connective tissue the tissue that binds together and is the support of the various structures of the body; see also connective tissue.elastic tissue connective tissue made up of yellow elastic fibers, frequently massed into sheets. endothelial tissue peculiar connective tissue lining serous and lymph spaces.issue typing identification of tissue types for purposes of predicting acceptance or rejection of grafts and transplants. The process and purposes of tissue typing are essentially the same as for blood typing. The major difference lies in the kinds of antigens being evaluated.