Assertion: necrosis | /r/UsedFor | refer to cell death
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text: In an average adult human, between 50 billion and 70 billion cells die off and are replaced every day, but necrosis refers to cell death that is unprogrammed and results from atypical body conditions, such as infections, cancer, serious injury, the presence of venom, severe inflammation, and a variety of diseases.
text: The introduction to this article promotes the common but incorrect belief that necrosis refers to cell death itself or the changes that precede cell death.