necrotic
Americanadjective
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"He's in excruciating agony because his hip bones are now no longer ball or socket, just jagged, worn, necrotic bones on bones. There are cysts in the joints where cartilage once lived," Mrs Speirs said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Of course, she’s also spending less time on Twitter in general, which is a trend that started long before the necrotic presence of Musk.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2023
Conveniently, Ernest’s personality has been wiped by a case of necrotic amnesia that allows this Greatest Generation ghost to pal around with today’s teenagers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
I thought about it for a moment and then I turned to a physician, whomever was there at the moment and I said, "It's necrotic lung."
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
These necrotic processes may pass beneath the mucous membrane and even involve the underlying bony structure.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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