Postcaustic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Following destruction of tissue not-comparable
"In our study, 66 out of 226 (29.2%) incidents of foreign bodies' ingestion were associated with underlying pathologies including esophageal and hypopharyngeal cancer, postcaustic injury benign stenosis, esophageal stricture, and anastomoses."
Example
More examples"In our study, 66 out of 226 (29.2%) incidents of foreign bodies' ingestion were associated with underlying pathologies including esophageal and hypopharyngeal cancer, postcaustic injury benign stenosis, esophageal stricture, and anastomoses."
Etymology
From post- + caustic.
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