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    NEC

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may followplay

    Synonyms:

    NEC; necrotizing enterocolitis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("NEC" is a kind of...):

    inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

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