or necrotizing fasciitis US (ˈnɛkrəʊtaɪzɪŋ fæʃɪˈaɪtɪs)
noun
pathology
a disease caused by the bacterium streptococcus pyogenes, in which the fasciae of the muscles or other organs become inflamed, resulting in rapid destruction of overlying tissues
Examples of 'necrotising fasciitis' in a sentence
necrotising fasciitis
The necrotising fasciitis bacteria can enter the skin through the tiniest cut beforereleasing flesh and muscle-destroying toxins.
The Sun (2010)
Surgeons at Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, struggled to contain the bug, called necrotising fasciitis.