spongionecrosis

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English

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Etymology

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From spongio- +‎ necrosis.

Noun

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spongionecrosis (usually uncountable, plural spongionecroses)

  1. (pathology) spongy necrosis
    • 2015 July 16, Dmitriy Nikolavsky, “Prelaminated Gracilis Flap with Buccal Mucosal Graft for Salvage of Devastated Urethra”, in Case Reports in Urology[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      In patients with devastated bulbous urethra, that is, spongionecrosis, failed fasciocutaneous repairs and a “watering can perineum” repair options are limited by paucity of reliable local tissue suitable for reconstruction.