Here is a new word that I learned while reading The Missionary by William Carmichael and David Lambert:
Necrotize: To undergo necrosis or cause to necrose.
So that description didn't help much as I had to look up necrosis: the death of one or more cells in the body, usually within a localized area, as from an interruption of the blood supply to that part.
Here is how necrotize was used on page 29:
"There's a particularly stubborn bacterial form of necrotizing pnemonia known as MRSA working its way through Caracas's children."
This is turning out to be more of an action packed book than I ever suspected. I will hopefully be posting my review soon!
3 comments:
What a neat meme!
buttery
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a room for storing foods or wines
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students
From the book High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping & Romance (page 9) by Dianne K. Salerni.
Wow, you're reading a pretty tough book - that sentence is confusing. I figured necrotize had something to do with death, but I wasn't positive. Thanks for playing along!
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