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3. Liquefactive Necrosis

Liquefactive necrosis or colliquative necrosis can occur following bacterial or fungal infections, or chemical burns. Dead cells that have been digested by hydrolytic enzymes -- those that use water to separate larger molecules into parts -- become a viscous liquid mass. This necrotic pus can form abscesses, particularly in the brain, which is rich in waste-disposal enzymes called lysosomes.

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