HyperDic: nec

English > 1 sense of the word NEC:
NOUNstateNEC, necrotizing enterocolitisan acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants
NEC > pronunciation
Soundsneh'k
RhymesAztec ... wreck: 41 rhymes with ehk...
English > NEC: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow.
Synonymnecrotizing enterocolitis
Broaderinflammatory diseaseA disease characterized by inflammation

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