necrotizing enterocolitis
[ nĕk′rə-tī′zĭng ]
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n.
Extensive ulceration and necrosis of the ileum and colon in premature infants in the neonatal period.
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Words nearby necrotizing enterocolitis
necrotic cirrhosis, necrotic enteritis, necrotic inflammation, necrotic pulp, necrotize, necrotizing enterocolitis, necrotizing fasciitis, necrotizing sialometaplasia, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, necrotomy, necrotroph
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a very rare, altogether miserable disease that affects a hundred-plus people nationally each year.
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