fasciitis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fasciitis
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Casadaban says similar approaches are being explored for problems including frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, and plantar fasciitis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Doctors later told Caroline, who lives near Haverhill, Suffolk, that the "boil" was in fact necrotising fasciitis – a rare infection that destroys tissue beneath the skin.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The routine was exhausting, and the constant pressure on my feet eventually gave me plantar fasciitis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The Lakers had listed him as “probable” ahead of Friday with plantar fasciitis, and Davis went through his normal pregame workout before being downgraded and eventually ruled out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Regrettably, our 10 seconds of trying to come up with a terrible fascism-themed pun involving plantar fasciitis have been wasted.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
