dis·ci·tis (d s-k  ts)n. Variant of diskitis. |
diskitis [dis-ki´tis]
inflammation of a disk, especially of an intervertebral disk.
discitis
Diskitis, spondylodiskitis Orthopedics Intervertebral disk/disk space inflammation that may lead to disk erosion Etiology Discography, myelography, lumbar puncture, paravertebral injection, obstetric epidural anesthesia, chymopapain
chemonucleolysis, often accompanied by infection
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