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Definition of Fasciitis
1. [n FASCIITISES]
Medical Definition of Fasciitis
1. Inflammation of the fascia (a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying tissues). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fasciitis
Literary usage of Fasciitis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... (1960) term "pseudosarcomatous fasciitis". Similar lesions have also been
recorded in the human breast, parotid and trachea, but by far the most occur ..."
2. Generalized Pain by Norbert Ortner, Francis Joseph Rebman (1922)
"It is also claimed that rheumatic indurations in the plantar fascia give rise to
local pains. Acute fasciitis is also among the sequels of acute ..."
3. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General by Audrey F. Manley (1998)
"... ankle, and foot have the highest proportions of injuries (eg, torn cartilage,
tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, neuromas, and shinsplints). ..."
4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"... of gall-bladder and biliary tract lesions. VA LAPENTA. N. York MJ, 1921, cxiii,
5. The etiology of fasciitis palmaris ..."
5. Gait Analysis in the Science of Rehabilitation edited by Joel A. DeLisa (2000)
"These problems include calcaneal fractures, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures
of the ankle or calcaneus, and so forth. An antalgic or avoidance gait with ..."
6. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"fasciitis (not scleroderma) following prolonged exposure to an organic
solvent (trichloroethylene). J. Rheumatol. 21(8):1567-1570. Wang, FI, ML Kuo, ..."
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