osteonecrosis
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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os·te·o·ne·cro·sis
(ŏs'tē-ō-nə-krō'sĭs, -nĕ-)
n.
n.
Necrosis of bone.
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osteonecrosis
n
The destruction and death of bone tissue. It may stem from ischemia, infection, malignant neoplastic disease, or trauma.
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