noun
- a piece of dead bone tissue that has separated from healthy bone due to infection or injury
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon removed the sequestrum from the patient’s infected femur.
- X-rays revealed a small sequestrum in the jawbone.
- The formation of a sequestrum is a common complication of osteomyelitis.
- Without proper treatment, the sequestrum can prevent healing of the surrounding bone.
- The pathologist examined the sequestrum under a microscope.
- Surgical debridement was necessary to extract the sequestrum completely.