The best replacement for necrosis is apoptosis.

The best alternatives to necrosis are rated as following:
★★★★★  apoptosis
★★★★  gangrene
★★  necroptosis
★★  infarction
★  osteonecrosis
★  impurity
★  eschar
★  skin death
★  cirrhosis
★  apoptosis assay
★  pyroptosis
★  blood caked blade
★  ischemia
★  liver cell death
★  bladed armor
★  atrophy
  recurrent tumor
  outbreak
  avascular necrosis
  scab
  tumor recurrence
  glioma recurrence
  infarct
  autolysis
  legg perthes
  cell death
  caseous necrosis
  fibrosis
  prerenal azotemia
  black chocobo
  necrobiosis

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Speaking about necrosis, one probably shouldn't forget about bisphosphonates.

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★ fibrosis
★ pancreatitis
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