clostridial myonecrosis
- noun
- /klɒstrɪˈdiːəl ˌmaɪəʊnɪˈkroʊsɪs/
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mionecrosis clostridial
- The patient developed clostridial myonecrosis after a traumatic injury to his leg.
Examples
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Prompt diagnosis and treatment of clostridial myonecrosis are essential for survival.
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Doctors are concerned about clostridial myonecroses in patients with compromised immune systems.
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Researchers studied the potential use of clostridial myonecrosis as a biological weapon.
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The patient was diagnosed with clostridial myonecrosis after showing severe symptoms.
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The patient developed clostridial myonecrosis after a traumatic injury to his leg.
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Prompt diagnosis and treatment of clostridial myonecrosis are essential for survival.
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The patient was diagnosed with clostridial myonecrosis after showing severe symptoms.
Synonyms
A severe infection in body tissue caused by bacteria that makes gas and destroys it
A fast, often deadly infection caused by bacteria that kills body tissue and makes gas in the wound
A severe infection that kills body tissue and produces gas, usually caused by bacteria
A severe infection that makes body tissue die quickly, produces gas, and can be fatal
An infection caused by bacteria that quickly destroys soft tissue and makes gas in it
A serious fast-spreading infection caused by bacteria that makes gas in body tissues and can kill people
Muscle tissue in one area dies, often because of infection or injury
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'clostridial' means related to Clostridium bacteria and 'myonecrosis' means death of muscle fibers, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer a muscle-tissue death caused by Clostridium infection. Medical compound formation is predictable and follows standard morphological patterns, making the overall meaning directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Clostridial myonecrosis breaks into parts: clostridial from germs called Clostridium, myo meaning 'muscle', and necrosis meaning 'death'. So the name literally says 'muscle death' caused by those germs, which is why it means a very fast, often deadly infection of muscle.