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avascular necrosis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /eɪˌvæs.kjə.lə ˈnek.rəʊ.sɪs/ us /eɪˌvæs.kjə.lɚ nekˈroʊ.sɪs/
death of bone tissue because the blood supply to the bone has stopped or become less:
The most common cause of bone pain is avascular necrosis of the femur.
She had to undergo surgery to repair damage that avascular necrosis had done to her right hip.
Avascular necrosis of bone has become a well-recognized complication of kidney transplantation.
She had undergone multiple surgeries for avascular necrosis in both hips and the right knee.
When avascular necrosis is allowed to continue, the result is usually severe degenerative joint disease.
In avascular necrosis, bone tissue dies because the blood supply is interrupted or reduced by disease or injury.
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