osteoradionecrosis

[os-tee-oh-rey-dee-oh-nuh-kroh-sis, -ne-]

noun

Pathology.

1. bone tissue death induced by radiation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoradionecrosis¹

osteo- + radio- + necrosis

Example Sentences

A trial originally began in July 2022, but the jury was discharged the following month after Brooks was admitted to hospital, suffering osteoradionecrosis - a medical complication of radiotherapy, which required surgery.

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A risk of tooth extraction after radiation therapy is the condition known as osteoradionecrosis, for which there is no cure.

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Because osteoradionecrosis is rare and poorly predictable, a mandatory dental referral and clearance prior to receiving radiation to the jaw is not yet the standard of care.

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In rare cases, the infections can cause the jaw to weaken and eventually fracture — an often painful disease called osteoradionecrosis, which has no known cure.

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Instead, by the time he finally obtained dental coverage, the risk of osteoradionecrosis was irreversibly established.

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