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necrotizing fasciitis

necrotizing fasciitis noun: a severe, fast-spreading infection that results in the death of the body's soft tissue.

Noun

necrotizing fasciitis (uncountable)

  1. A severe, fast-spreading infection that results in the death of the body's soft tissue.

Synonyms of necrotizing fasciitis

Questions about necrotizing fasciitis

What does necrotizing fasciitis mean?
Necrotizing fasciitis means a severe, fast-spreading infection that results in the death of the body's soft tissue.
What part of speech is necrotizing fasciitis?
Necrotizing fasciitis is a noun.

Words near necrotizing fasciitis in the dictionary

  1. necrotizations
  2. necrotize
  3. necrotized
  4. necrotizes
  5. necrotizing
  6. necrotizing fasciitis
  7. necrotomic
  8. necrotomies
  9. necrotomist
  10. necrotomists
  11. necrotomy

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