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osteoradionecrosis

osteoradionecrosis noun: a possible complication following radiotherapy, where an area of bone does not heal from irradiation.

Noun

osteoradionecrosis (uncountable)

  1. A possible complication following radiotherapy, where an area of bone does not heal from irradiation.

Origin of osteoradionecrosis

From osteo- + radionecrosis.

Questions about osteoradionecrosis

What does osteoradionecrosis mean?
Osteoradionecrosis means a possible complication following radiotherapy, where an area of bone does not heal from irradiation.
What part of speech is osteoradionecrosis?
Osteoradionecrosis is a noun.

Words near osteoradionecrosis in the dictionary

  1. osteoprotegerin
  2. osteoprotegerins
  3. osteoprotegrin
  4. osteoprotogerin
  5. osteopsathyrosis
  6. osteoradionecrosis
  7. osteoradionecrotic
  8. osteoregeneration
  9. osteoregenerative
  10. osteoregulatory
  11. osteoresorptive

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