Definition of osteonecrosis in English:
osteonecrosis
noun ˌɒstɪəʊnɛˈkrəʊsɪsˌästēōniˈkrōsis
mass nounMedicine The death of bone tissue.
Example sentencesExamples
- Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have demonstrated that a disabling bone disorder, osteonecrosis of the hip, is surprisingly common among patients with HIV infection.
- It is unclear in this patient which of the possible factors contributed to the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis.
- Spontaneous osteonecrosis may occur in patients with risk factors such as alcoholism or chronic corticosteroid use.
- The incidence of osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis has fallen as a result of new advances in immunosuppression and lower corticosteroid regimens.
- The scan revealed osteonecrosis involving the lateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine Many authors have reported good results with the use of vascularized fibular grafts to treat large osteonecrotic lesions of the femoral head.
Example sentencesExamples
- The very high total irradiation doses have caused osteonecrotic lesions of the lumbar spine.