Medical Definition of Discitis

1. Inflammation of an intervertebral disk or disk space which may lead to disk erosion. Until recently, discitis has been defined as a nonbacterial inflammation and has been attributed to aseptic processes (e.g., chemical reaction to an injected substance). However, recent studies provide evidence that infection may be the initial cause, but perhaps not the promoter, of most cases of discitis. Discitis has been diagnosed in patients following discography, myelography, lumbar puncture, paravertebral injection, and obstetrical epidural anaesthesia. Discitis following chemonucleolysis (especially with chymopapain) is attributed to chemical reaction by some and to introduction of microorganisms by others. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discitis

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disciplinarian
disciplinarians
disciplinarily
disciplinarity
disciplinary
discipline
discipline
disciplined
discipliner
discipliners
disciplines
discipling
disciplining
discission
discitis (current term)
disclaim
disclaimed
disclaimer
disclaimers
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disclamations
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disclimax
disclimaxes
disclose
disclosed
discloser

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