This is the medical term for cell, tissue, or organ death

A) thrombosis
B) erythrocytosis
C) anisocytosis
D) necrosis


D
Explanation: Construct the term utilizing the information provided: necr, "death," and -osis, "condition." Deconstruct the other terms to eliminate them: thromb/osis, "clot referring to platelets"; erythr/o/cyt/osis, "red cell condition"; and an/iso/cyt/osis, "unequal cell size condition."

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