Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the fascia.
Wikipedia
In medicine, fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia, which is the connective tissue surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.
In particular, it often involves one of the following diseases:
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Paraneoplastic fasciitis
Usage examples of "fasciitis".
Khan quickly flipped through the rest of the clippings, all of which concerned a sudden outbreak of necrotizing fasciitis in the British Isles.
Frankly, she was getting bored with necrotizing fasciitis and was looking forward to the advent of the plague just so she could get back to work on some other promising lines of inquiry.
Any scab worth his yeast knew that those insect vectors were stuffed to bursting with swift and ghastly illnesses, pneumonic plague and necrotizing fasciitis among the friendlier ones.
Donald Williams, although artificially accelerated, correspond with the known effects of necrotizing fasciitis.
For more information on this very real, but thankfully rare, syndrome, check out the Web site of the National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation at: http://nnff.
High dose penicillin, clindamycin, and immunic globulin dripped into her husband's veins in an effort to counter necrotizing fasciitis (NF).
Any scab worth his yeast knew that those insect vectors were stuffed to bursting with swift and ghastly illnesses, pneumonic plague and necrotizing fasciitis among the friendlier ones.