myonecrosis

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Noun myonecrosis has 1 sense

myonecrosis - localized death of muscle cell fibers
--₁ is a kind of necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus

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Myonecrosis

Noun

Myonecrosis refers to the death or decay of muscle tissue.

Sample sentence: The doctor diagnosed the patient with myonecrosis after extensive muscle damage was observed.

Verb

Myonecrosis can also be used as a verb to describe the action of causing the death or decay of muscle tissue.

Sample sentence: The infection rapidly myonecrosised the surrounding muscle, leading to severe pain and immobility.