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noun
inflammation of bone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
Narrower terms: Paget's disease, osteitis deformans, osteomyelitis
History
From osteo- + -itis.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
