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NEC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does NEC mean?
• NEC (noun)
The noun NEC has 1 sense:
1. an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
Familiarity information: NEC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
NEC; necrotizing enterocolitis
Hypernyms ("NEC" is a kind of...):
inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)
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