necrotizing fasciitis

English

Noun

necrotizing fasciitis (uncountable)

A severe, fast-spreading infection that results in the death of the body's soft tissue.
Synonyms: (abbreviation) NF, flesh-eating disease, hospital gangrene

Translations

necrotizing fasciitis

Finnish: nekrotisoiva faskiitti
Polish: martwicze zapalenie powięzi (pl) n
Portuguese: fasciite necrotizante f, fasceíte necrotizante f, fasciite necrosante f, fasceíte necrosante f, fascite necrosante f, fascite necrotizante f
Russian: некроти́ческий фасции́т m (nekrotíčeskij fasciít)

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