Synonyms for avascular necrosis
avas·cu·lar necro·sis

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1. avascular necrosisnoun

   Synonyms:
   osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis, ischemic bone necrosis

2. avascular necrosisnoun

   A disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones, causing bone tissue death and bone collapse.

   Synonyms:
   ischemic bone necrosis, osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis

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1. osteonecrosis

   synonyms of osteonecrosis osteonecrosis, also known as avascular necrosis, is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the bones. without blood, the bone tissue dies and causes the bone to collapse. if the process involves the bones near a joint, it often leads to collapse of the joint surface. aseptic necrosis avascular necrosis of bone ischemic necrosis of bone

   synonyms of osteonecrosis aseptic necrosis avascular necrosis of bone ischemic necrosis of bone

   Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

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1. Brett Favre:

   I hurt my hip in the East-West Shrine( college All-Star) game and was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the hip, sort of like what Bo Jackson had, when blood supply is cut off to a joint.