Necrobiotics
/ˌnɛkroʊbaɪˈɑːtɪks/noun
The study of life processes in dead or dying tissue, or the use of such processes in biology.
Did you know?Its roots are ancient Greek: nekros means ‘dead body’ and bios means ‘life,’ so the word literally forces death and life into the same frame.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
nekros
“a dead body; corpse”
Ancient Greek
Greek
bios
“life”
19th Century
French/Scientific Latin
necrobiotique
“pertaining to the life processes of dead tissue”
Late 19th Century
English
necrobiotics
“the study of life in dead or dying tissue”
Modern English
English
necrobiotics
“a biological term for life processes associated with dead tissue”