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Fasciitis

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necrotizing	Causing necrosis.
plantar	(anatomy) Relating to the sole of the foot.
fascitisnoun	Alternative form of fasciitis. [(medicine) Inflammation of the fascia.]
fasciotomynoun	(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
fasciationnoun	(botany) Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
fascianoun	(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.
faciotomynoun	Misspelling of fasciotomy. [(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).]
face fungusnoun	(medicine) Tinea faciei, a fungal infection of the face
fibro	(informal) Fibromyalgia.
fascionoun	A bundle or sheaf.
fasciculusnoun	(anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
fascinomanoun	(medicine, slang) An unusual and interesting case or diagnosis: one especially interesting in its differential diagnosis.
filletnoun	A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
flarenoun	A sudden bright light.
fasciolosisnoun	Alternative form of fascioliasis. [(pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)]
facianoun	Alternative form of fascia. [(architecture) A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.]
facioliasisnoun	Misspelling of fascioliasis. [(pathology) infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola)]
fasciclenoun	A bundle or cluster.
fasciculationnoun	(anatomy, anatomy) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
fasciculenoun	An installment of a printed work, a fascicle.