obsolete decreased necrotic cell death true 2011-08-15T11:08:30Z This term was made obsolete because necrotic cell death has not been observed in fission yeast. necrotic cell death: decreased OBSOLETE. A cellular process phenotype in which the occurrence of necrotic cell death is decreased. Necrotic cell death is morphologically characterized by a gain in cell volume (oncosis), swelling of organelles, plasma membrane rupture and subsequent loss of intracellular contents. FYPO:0000504 reduced necrotic cell death midori